3456 x 5100 px | 29,3 x 43,2 cm | 11,5 x 17 inches | 300dpi
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Saint Thomas More was an English lawyer, author, statesman, and Catholic martyr. During his lifetime he earned a reputation as a leading humanist scholar and occupied many public offices, including that of Lord Chancellor from 1529 to 1532. He is recognised as having a major influence on developing equity as an additional legal system in English law. He is chiefly remembered for his principled refusal to accept King Henry VIII's claim to be the supreme head of the Church of England, a decision which ended his political career and led to his execution as a traitor. In 1935, four hundred years after his death, More was canonized in the Catholic Church by Pope Pius XI, and was later declared the patron saint of statesmen, and lawyers. He shares his feast
