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At first, Sir Thomas More was an exponent of limited religious tolerance amongst Christians, at a time when such views were almost unheard of in Western Europe. He wrote
Utopia, a novel about a mythical kingdom where all were free to hold such beliefs as they wished, as long as they believed in a supreme being. Yet within just a few years, he became a harsh persecutor of those he regarded as heretics against the Catholic Church.
Towards heresy More became relentlessly punitive.He wrote, in the
Dialogue, that it was lawful, necessary and beneficial to burn heretics. Ironically, he himself was later executed for his own beliefs as a Catholic in Protestant England.
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The phone number of the St. Thomas Branch Library is: 717-369-4716.
What year did St. Thomas die?
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he was a thief from the king
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Thomas More was executed because he was found guilty of supposedly denying that the King was the Supreme Head of the Church of England.More was placed on trial for refusing to take the oath required by the First Succession Act (Succession to the Crown Act 1533). While on trial, the Solicitor General (Richard Rich) testified that he had heard More deny that the King was the Supreme Head of the Church of England, in his presence. The testimony was almost surely perjured, as two other witnesses state that they did not hear More make any such statement, on the same occasion.More was found guilty of high treason, and executed.
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St. Thomas More Academy was created in 2002.
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Who is the island of st Thomas named after?
I beilieve it is name after St. Thomas More of England
