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Thomas More

Also known as Sir Thomas More, Saint Thomas More, Thomas Morus, Thomas, Saint More, Thomas, Sir More

English statesman, lawyer and philosopher (1478–1535)

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Thomas More was an English statesman, lawyer, and philosopher who lived from 1478 to 1535 and played an important role in his country's political and intellectual life during the Renaissance. He is remembered as a significant historical figure whose work in government and philosophy influenced English thought, though his life ended in conflict with King Henry VIII over matters of conscience.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Thomas
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of England
Place of birth: London
Place of death: Tower Hill
Child: Margaret Clement
Occupation: writer
Position held: Speaker of the House of Commons
Languages spoken: Italian
Religion: Catholic Church
Genre: satire
Image: Hans Holbein, the Younger - Sir Thomas More - Google Art Project.jpg
Work location: London
Political ideology: humanism
Religious order: Third Order of Saint Francis

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described by source: Wikitólica
Commons category: Thomas More
date of birth: 1478-02-07
date of death: 1535-07-06
canonization status: Catholic saint
cause of death: decapitation
manner of death: capital punishment
topic's main category: Category:Thomas More
birth name: Thomas More
Commons gallery: Thomas More
place of detention: Tower Hill
name in native language: Thomas More
Commons Creator page: Thomas More
ethnic group: English people
writing language: Neo-Latin
feast day: July 6
honorific prefix: The Right Honourable
significant person: Juan Luis Vives
domain of saint or deity: politics
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
P12749: Rosemarie Clausen
has works in the collection: Archives nationales
P13311: 7th century

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Works in European collections

23 objects attributed to Thomas More, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Utopia

Ambrosij des edlen Römers, so ettwan under Keyser Valentiniano durch Liguriam vnnd Aemiliam Landtpfleger vnd richter, nachmals vnder den Keysern Valentiniano vnnd Theodosio Bischoff zu Meyland gewesen ist. Drei bücher Officiorum (das ist) vom Wolstandt, was yedem menschen in seim stadt gebüret vnd wol an staht, vnd er nach gelegenheyt yedes dings, yeder person, zeit, statt vnnd Maß, anzurichten habe, damit niemant geschadet, vnnd yederman gedienet werde :

Epigrammata clarissimi disertissimiq uiri Thomae Mori ... ad emendatu exemplar ipsius autoris excusa

Doctissima D. Thomae Mori ... epistola, in qua non minus facete quam pie, respondet literis Ioannis Pomerani, hominis inter protestantes nominis non obscuri opusculum certe sacrarum literarum studiosis tum vtile, tum iucundum

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Encyclopedic overview

Sir Thomas More (7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535), venerated in the Catholic Church as a martyr and saint, was an English lawyer, judge, social philosopher, author, statesman, theologian and Renaissance humanist. He also served Henry VIII as Lord Chancellor from October 1529 to May 1532. He wrote Utopia, published in 1516, which describes the political system of an imaginary island state.

More opposed the Protestant Reformation, directing polemics against the theology of Martin Luther, Huldrych Zwingli and William Tyndale. More also opposed Henry VIII'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. After refusing to take the Oath of Supremacy, More was convicted of treason on what he stated was false evidence, and was executed. At his execution, he was reported to have said: "I die the King's good servant, and God's first."

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