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(1478–1535), saint, statesman, scholar, and author, was an incarnation of [[El Morya]]. He served as Lord Chancellor of England under King Henry VIII. He discharged his duties wisely and well, but was beheaded because he failed to support the king in his departure from the laws of the Church regarding his marriage to Ann Boleyn. | (1478–1535), saint, statesman, scholar, and author, was an incarnation of [[El Morya]]. He served as Lord Chancellor of England under King Henry VIII. He discharged his duties wisely and well, but was beheaded because he failed to support the king in his departure from the laws of the Church regarding his marriage to Ann Boleyn. | ||
He was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church in 1886 and canonized in 1935. More’s most famous work, ''Utopia'', is an attempt to depict an ideal society, one in which men live in harmony under the holy will of the Most High God. | He was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church in 1886 and canonized in 1935. More’s most famous work, ''[[Utopia]]'', is an attempt to depict an ideal society, one in which men live in harmony under the holy will of the Most High God. | ||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
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[[File:More famB 1280x-g0.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Thomas More, seated, surrounded by family members|Thomas More and his family, by Rowland Lockley (1592)]] | [[File:More famB 1280x-g0.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Thomas More, seated, surrounded by family members|Thomas More and his family, by Rowland Lockley (1592)]] | ||
More’s deep devotion to God caused him at one time to consider a religious vocation and to practice extraordinary austerities for over four years to test his own self-discipline. He decided to marry, however, and his wife and four children proved to be his greatest joy and his sole comfort in days to come. Their famed estate at Chelsea housed Thomas’ entire family, including eleven grandchildren. Over the years, More’s “little Utopia,” as he often called it, became a center of learning and culture, likened by Erasmus to “Plato’s academie”—a home of good will to which came the most learned men of the day, even the king himself, for counsel and for comfort. At Chelsea, More wrote the famous work entitled '' | More’s deep devotion to God caused him at one time to consider a religious vocation and to practice extraordinary austerities for over four years to test his own self-discipline. He decided to marry, however, and his wife and four children proved to be his greatest joy and his sole comfort in days to come. Their famed estate at Chelsea housed Thomas’ entire family, including eleven grandchildren. Over the years, More’s “little Utopia,” as he often called it, became a center of learning and culture, likened by Erasmus to “Plato’s academie”—a home of good will to which came the most learned men of the day, even the king himself, for counsel and for comfort. At Chelsea, More wrote the famous work entitled ''Utopia'', a witty exposé of the superficiality of English life and the flagrant vices of English law. | ||
In 1529, Sir Thomas More was appointed by Henry VIII Lord Chancellor of England. Of him Erasmus wrote: “In serious matters no man's advice is more prized, while if the king wishes to recreate himself, no man’s conversation is gayer. Often there are deep and intricate matters that demand a grave and prudent judge. More unravels them in such a way that he satisfies both sides.” | In 1529, Sir Thomas More was appointed by Henry VIII Lord Chancellor of England. Of him Erasmus wrote: “In serious matters no man's advice is more prized, while if the king wishes to recreate himself, no man’s conversation is gayer. Often there are deep and intricate matters that demand a grave and prudent judge. More unravels them in such a way that he satisfies both sides.” | ||