The Day Of One Of The Church s Greatest Saints - 2573 Words

June 22nd is the feast day of one of the Church’s greatest saints, Thomas More. St. Thomas More was one of the most gifted men of his day; he was a devout Catholic, brilliant scholar, writer, lawyer, accomplished musician, and loving father. In addition to his many talents, his popular image is one of a man, principled, steadfast, courageous, who placed his own conscience above his king’s demands. It was in London that Thomas More was born on 7 February 1477, the only surviving son of John More and his first wife, Agnes Graunger. John More was a successful lawyer who was later knighted and made a judge of the King’s Bench; he was prosperous enough to send his son to London’s best school. He was well-connected and later secured his son’s appointment as a household page to John Morton, the archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor of England. From a very young age Thomas More proved himself to be a remarkable man. 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