Thomas More was the chancellor to King Henry VIII and refused to declare him as the head of the Church in England when Henry split from the Catholic Church. For that he was imprisoned. When he further refused to take an oath of allegiance to the king he was tried for treason and executed.
Thomas More was born on February 7, 1478, at London, England.
Saint Thomas Aquinas died on March 7, 1274 at the age of 49.
Saint Thomas More lived from February 7, 1478 to July 6, 1535. He was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist. More served as a key counselor to King Henry VIII of England.
The phrase "seeing is believing" is commonly attributed to Saint Thomas, who was a disciple of Jesus. It reflects his initial doubt about Jesus' resurrection until he physically saw and touched Jesus.
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St. Thomas More was beheaded on July 6, 1535 on Tower Hill, London, England.
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Saint Thomas More was executed by beheading on July 6, 1535. He was convicted of treason after refusing to acknowledge King Henry VIII as the Supreme Head of the Church of England and for refusing to take an oath acknowledging the king's separation from the Catholic Church. More's martyrdom is celebrated by Catholics and he is considered a saint.
The beheaded saints typically refer to saints who were martyred by beheading for their religious beliefs. Saint John the Baptist and Saint Paul are among the well-known beheaded saints in Christian tradition.
I know of no saint named Elizabeth who was beheaded.
Henry VIII of England
Thomas More was martyred for his refusal to bend his religious beliefs to the King Henry VIII's political needs. He was beheaded on July 6,1535, on Tower Hill, London, England, and canonized in 1935 by Pope Pius XI, primarily due to his martyrdom. Thomas More died as a martyr which assured him a title of saint.
Thomas More is a canonized saint.
Saint John the Baptist was beheaded under orders from King Herod.
College of Saint Thomas More was created in 1981.
Although St. Thomas More acknowledged Henry VIII as his earthly king, he would not accept him as the head of a new Christian Church(the Anglican Church). St. Thomas would only accept the Pope(the Successor of St. Peter)as the head of the Church, & for this, he was beheaded.