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'''St. Thomas More''' (Sir Thomas More) (London 1478 - London 1535) was an [[English]] lawyer, author, politician, statesman and leading [[humanist]] scholar. Whilst still very young, he wrote comedies; one of his first works was a translation of a Latin biography of [[Giovanni Pico della Mirandola]]. In 1516 he wrote his most famous work, ''Utopia''. In April, 1534, More refused to swear to the Act of Succession and the Oath of Supremacy, and was committed to the Tower of London on April 17.  More was found guilty of treason and was beheaded alongside Bishop Fisher on July 6, 1535. [http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/morebio.htm]

'''Saint Sir Thomas More''' (London 1478 - London 1535) was an [[English]] lawyer, author, politician, statesman and leading [[humanist]] scholar. Whilst still very young, he wrote comedies; one of his first works was a translation of a Latin biography of [[Giovanni Pico della Mirandola]]. In 1516 he wrote his most famous work, ''Utopia''. In April, 1534, More refused to swear to the Act of Succession and the Oath of Supremacy, and was committed to the Tower of London on April 17.  More was found guilty of treason and was beheaded alongside Bishop Fisher on July 6, 1535. [http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/morebio.htm]

More was beatified in 1886 and canonized by the Catholic Church as a saint in 1935. He was a close friend of [[Desiderius Erasmus|Erasmus]]  

He was a close friend of [[Desiderius Erasmus|Erasmus]]  

Feast day: June 22, July 6.

 

Roman Catholic Feast Day: June 22.

Anglican Feast Day: July 6.