Sir thomas more brief biography of alberta

Thomas More was born in 1477. He was educated at Oxford, New Inn, and Lincolns’ Inn, and was called to the English Bar in 1501. In 1510 he was appointed undersheriff of London. In 1529 Henry VIII appointed More Lord Chancellor of England. He held this position until 1532 when he resigned because of his opposition to Henry’s divorce of Catherine of Aragon. More was found guilty of treason on the perjured evidence of Richard Rich, a former student of More. Henry VIII ordered More’s execution when he refused to acknowledge the king as the head of the Roman Catholic Church. He died in 1535 and was canonized 400 years later, in 1935.

In addition to his work in the law, More was a noted scholar, statesman, educator and a man of great humour. His wit and irony were used to remarkable rhetorical effect. His piety, virtue and naturalness overflowed into his public life, leading his friend Erasmus to describe him most appropriately as “a man for all seasons.” At a time when the traditional roles of women were within the home and marriage, More educated his four daughters in the classics and gave them responsibilities outside the home. His home became a centre for the scholars of Europe of his time, and was known as a place of learning, industry, edification and mirth.

Much has been written about More over the centuries. Robert Bolt, in the preface to his play, A Man for All Seasons, states that he believes everyone can be bought for the right price, but he sees More as the one apparent exception. More’s friend Erasmus wrote in 1499: “What did nature ever create milder, sweeter or happier, than the genius of Thomas More.”

Jonathan Swift says this of More: “A person of the greatest virtue this kingdom has ever produced.”

R. J. Shoeck saw More as “a great lawyer with humanistic concerns; a great humanist with legal interest.”

Today, societies exist throughout most of the countries of Europe and North America dedicated to studying and emulati

English writer and translator (1505–1544)

Margaret Roper (née More; 1505–1544) was an English writer and translator. Roper, the eldest daughter of Sir Thomas More, is considered to have been one of the most learned women in sixteenth-century England. She is celebrated for her filial piety and scholarly accomplishments. Roper's most known publication is a Latin-to-English translation of Erasmus' Precatio Dominica as A Devout Treatise upon the Paternoster. In addition, she wrote many Latin epistles and English letters, as well as an original treatise entitled The Four Last Things. She also translated the Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius from the Greek into the Latin language.

Early life

Margaret More was the eldest child of Sir Thomas More and Joanna "Jane" Colt. Colt was the daughter of an Essex gentleman and died of unknown causes in 1511. Margaret was most likely baptized at St. Stephen's Church, across the street from the Mores' family home. Besides Margaret, Joanna had four other children: Elizabeth, Cecily, John and, soon after Margaret's birth, the More family adopted Margaret Giggs, the daughter of a recently deceased neighbor.

After the death of Colt, More married Alice Middleton, a widow. More's marriage to Middleton provided a step-sister named Alice (after her mother) for Margaret and her siblings. The senior Alice Middleton bore no children with More. Margaret spent most of her childhood at the Barge at Bucklersbury. In 1524, the Ropers and Mores moved to Butts Close, a home in Chelsea, Middlesex. It was a large and commodious mansion opposite the Thames, built by Sir Thomas More on the site subsequently occupied by Beaufort House. There, Erasmus, a close friend of More, passed many happy days, and Hans Holbein the Younger painted some of his finest pictures.

Margaret gave early indications of extraordinary intellectual abilities, deep dev

The primary purpose of the Guild is to promote the practice and tenets of our faith among Catholic colleagues. In this regard, the Guild looks to the example of its patron saint who described himself as "the King's good servant, but God's first".

St. Thomas More's life was dedicated to the service of God, his family and the pursuit of true justice with wisdom, courage, humility and grace. The Guild convenes an annual Red Mass seeking God's guidance to this end. Click for information about the Red Mass.

The Guild also strives to promote and foster a spirit of goodwill and understanding with legal professionals of all faith groups, knowing there is much to learn from one another. Ecumenical and interfaith celebrations involving members of other Christian faiths and Jewish, Muslim, First Nations, Sikh, Hindu and other religions are also organized.

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