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[[File:Hans Holbein, the Younger - Sir Thomas More - Google Art Project.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=caption|''Sir Thomas More'', by Hans Holbein the Younger (1527)]] | <languages /> | ||
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(1478–1535), saint, statesman, scholar, and author, was an incarnation of [[El Morya]], who had been [[Thomas Becket]] in a previous life. He served as Lord Chancellor of England under King Henry VIII, the reembodied Henry II. Once again they were given the choice to serve God’s will or man’s will. | (1478–1535), saint, statesman, scholar, and author, was an incarnation of [[El Morya]], who had been [[Thomas Becket]] in a previous life. He served as Lord Chancellor of England under King Henry VIII, the reembodied Henry II. Once again they were given the choice to serve God’s will or man’s will. | ||
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Celebrated today as “a man for all seasons,” was born in 1478 in the heart of London. His father, a prominent lawyer and judge, provided him with an excellent education. At eighteen, he left Oxford with a thorough knowledge of the classics and devoted himself to the study of law. | Celebrated today as “a man for all seasons,” was born in 1478 in the heart of London. His father, a prominent lawyer and judge, provided him with an excellent education. At eighteen, he left Oxford with a thorough knowledge of the classics and devoted himself to the study of law. | ||
Young Thomas was already a close friend of the eminent Dutch humanist Erasmus and was growing in favor with King Henry VIII, who employed him in missions abroad. Also pursuing his literary interests, More was acclaimed as the first writer of elegance in English prose for his ''Life of Richard III'', a precise historical document which Shakespeare followed in literal detail. | Young Thomas was already a close friend of the eminent Dutch humanist Erasmus and was growing in favor with King Henry VIII, who employed him in missions abroad. Also pursuing his literary interests, More was acclaimed as the first writer of elegance in English prose for his ''Life of Richard III'', a precise historical document which Shakespeare followed in literal detail.</translate> | ||
[[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|<translate>Thomas More and his family, by Rowland Lockley (1592)</translate>]] | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
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[[Category:Christian saints]] | [[Category:Christian saints]] | ||
[[Category:Embodiments of ascended masters]] | [[Category:Embodiments of ascended masters]] | ||
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