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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. | '''Sir Thomas More''' (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,” Thomas More 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. | ||
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In spite of many honors and achievements, More sought no man’s esteem. He remained sensitive to the needs of the common people by daily walking the back streets of London to inquire into the lives of the poor. And even as Lord Chancellor, it was his daily custom to enter the court of judges at Westminster Hall where his father sat, to kneel, and to ask his blessing. | In spite of many honors and achievements, More sought no man’s esteem. He remained sensitive to the needs of the common people by daily walking the back streets of London to inquire into the lives of the poor. And even as Lord Chancellor, it was his daily custom to enter the court of judges at Westminster Hall where his father sat, to kneel, and to ask his blessing. | ||
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[[File:1459px-Hans Holbein, the Younger, Around 1497-1543 - Portrait of Henry VIII of England - Google Art Project.jpg|thumb|upright|<translate><!--T:24--> Henry VIII, Hans Holbein the Younger (c. 1537)</translate>]] | |||
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== Conflict with the king == <!--T:11--> | == Conflict with the king == <!--T:11--> | ||
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Elizabeth Clare Prophet, February 17, 1990. | Elizabeth Clare Prophet, February 17, 1990. | ||
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