11/30/2023 0 Comments Utopia book writerPope Pius XI canonised More in 1935 as a martyr. After refusing to take the Oath of Supremacy, he was convicted of treason and beheaded. More opposed the King's separation from the Catholic Church, refusing to acknowledge Henry as Supreme Head of the Church of England and the annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. He also wrote Utopia, published in 1516, about the political system of an imaginary ideal island nation. More opposed the Protestant Reformation, in particular the theology of Martin Luther and William Tyndale. He was a councillor to Henry VIII and also served as Lord High Chancellor of England from October 1529 to. After refusing to take the Oath of Supremacy, he was convicted Sir Thomas More (1477-1535), venerated by Catholics as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist. Sir Thomas More (1477-1535), venerated by Catholics as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist.
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