St. Thomas More Ceramic Plaque
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 [1478-1535], was a dutiful son, faithful husband, loving father, loyal friend, incorruptible statesman and martyr for his faith - truly a man for all seasons, and a patron of those who follow his profession, the law. He is also patron of adopted children, difficult marriages, stepparents, parents of large families and widowers. His feast is June 22

St. Thomas More

Feast Day: Roman Rite Calendar - 06/22 Tridentine Calendar - 06/22 Patron Of: Adopted Children, Civil Servants, Court Workers, Difficult Marriages, Large Families, Lawyers, Politicians, Statesmen, Stepparents, Widowers 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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