St. Thomas More V.

St. Thomas More is the patron saint of attorneys, civil servants, court clerks, lawyers, politicians, and public servants. He was born on February 7, 1478 to Sir John More and Agnes Graunger. He attended one of the best schools in London, St. Anthony’s School. As a young man he attended Oxford in 1492, where he learned the skills to become a lawyer. In 1494 he left oxford, but eight years later he was approved to practice law. After he began his career as a lawyer, he decided to start a family. He married Jane Colt in 1505 and they had four children together, sadly she died in 1511. He later married Alice Harpur Middleton, who was a wealthy widow with children of her own.
In 1517, King Henry VIII became impress with St. Thomas More because he was impressed with his ability to lead and began to give him more responsibilities. St. Thomas More
Thomas More did not accept King Henry as the head of the church. This belief is what had him arrested and imprisoned, and he was locked in the Tower of London. On July 1 he faced trial and was convicted by court rule. The court consisted of the queen’s father, brother, and uncle. St. Thomas More had one thing going for him, which was that he could not break the law he was accused of if he stayed silent. Even with St. Thomas More effort he had no defense against treachery and several witnesses that produced a story that the words he said were treason.Despite his effort to defend himself, St. Thomas More was convicted in less than fifthteen minutes. St. Thomas More was sentenced to be hanged, drawn, and quartered which was the traditional punishment for treason. King Henry took pity on St. Thomas More and had him beheaded instead. St. Thomas More was canonized on May 19, 1935 by Pope Pius Xl, his feast day is June 22. Although St. Thomas More did not overcome his obstacles, since he was beheaded, he did stand firm in his beliefs and the Catholic Church’s