The Sadness of Christ
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Product Details Author:  Format: ISBN: H x W: Manufacturer: Date: Pages: St. Thomas More Soft Cover 0-933932-66-9 8 1/2"  (21.5 cm) x 5 1/2"  (13.9 cm) Scepter Publishers 1993 162

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Saint Thomas More

Sir Thomas More was a lawyer and judge in Renaissance England. He served King Henry VIII in the highest office of Chancellor until he resigned in protest at the actions the king was taking which would destroy the Catholic Church in England, sunder it from Rome and eventually lead to further abuses of human and religious rights.

This is More's last work, written in the Tower of London while awaiting execution. As the cover painting shows Christ's steadfastness in the face of persecution before his own death, More turns to Christ as a model of virtue in the face of suffering and persecution. More's considerations on the passion of Christ show how much he prayed and reflected on the Scriptures and found resolve and comfort in their message.

The introduction is by Gerard Wegemer, a More scholar and associate professor of English at the University of Dallas, Texas.

St. Thomas More

Feast Day: Roman Rite Calendar - 06/22 Tridentine Calendar - 06/22 Patron Of: Adopted Children, Civil Servants, Court Workers, Difficult Marriages, Stepparents, Widowers, Lawyers, Large Families, Politicians, Statesmen Profile     Studied at London and Oxford. Page for the Archbishop of Canterbury. Lawyer. Twice married, father of one son and three daughters, and a devoted family man. Writer. Friend of King Henry VIII. Lord Chancellor of England, a position of power second only to the king. Opposed the king on the matter of royal divorce, and refused to swear the Oath of Supremacy which declared the king the head of the Church in England. Resigned the Chancellorship, and was imprisoned in the Tower of London. Martyred for his refusal to bend his religious beliefs to the king's political needs.   Born     1478 at London, England Died     beheaded in 1535; head kept in the Roper Vault, Saint Dunstan's church, Canterbury, England; body at Saint Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London, England Canonized     1935 by Pope Pius XI All information used with permission of the Patron Saint Index.

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