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Sir Thomas More PC (7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535), venerated in the Catholic Church as Saint Thomas More, [2] was an English lawyer, judge, [3] social philosopher, author, statesman, amateur theologian, and noted Renaissance humanist. [4] He also served Henry VIII as Lord High Chancellor of England from October 1529 to May 1532. [5]
August 2, 2018: Pope Francis declares the death penalty is unacceptable in all cases, as an attack on human dignity. [62] December 17, 2018: The Holy See recognizes the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. [63] July 1, 2019: The canonization of John Henry Newman authorized and the date set for October 13, 2019. [64]
Middlemore, Exmere, Newdigate locked up for seventeen days. Ten more starve 1535, 22 June John Fisher executed 1535, 6 July Thomas More executed 1536 Ten Articles; Act Extinguishing the Authority of the Bishop of Rome; Campeggio visits England 1536, January Anne miscarries again 1536, March First Act of Dissolution: 19 May 1536 Anne Boleyn is ...
Absolute Monarchs: A History of the Papacy. Random House NY. ISBN 978-1-4000-6715-2., popular history; O’Malley, S.J., John W. The Jesuits and the Popes: A Historical Sketch of Their Relationship (2016) Pennington, Arthur Robert (1882). Epochs of the Papacy: From Its Rise to the Death of Pope Pius IX. in 1878. G. Bell and Sons. Rendina ...
Date and Place of birth Age at start/ end of papacy Notes; 85 30 October 701 – 11 January 705 (3 years, 73 days) John VI IOANNES Sextus: Ioannes Ephesus, Eastern Roman Empire (Eastern) Roman citizen. Was of Greek ethnicity. The only pope who came from Asia Minor. 86 1 March 705 – 18 October 707 (2 years, 231 days) John VII IOANNES Septimus ...
The Defence of the Seven Sacraments (Latin: Assertio Septem Sacramentorum) is a theological treatise published in 1521, written by King Henry VIII of England, allegedly with the assistance of Sir Thomas More. [1] The extent of More's involvement with this project has been a point of contention since its publication. [2] [3]
Any act of allegiance to the latter was considered treasonous because the papacy claimed to have both spiritual and political power over its followers. It was under this act that saints Thomas More and John Fisher were executed and became martyrs for the Catholic faith. Queen Mary, Henry's daughter, was a devout Catholic. She tried to reverse ...
Pope John XXII (Latin: Ioannes PP. XXII; 1244 – 4 December 1334), born Jacques Duèze (or d'Euse), was head of the Catholic Church from 7 August 1316 to his death, in December 1334. He was the second and longest-reigning Avignon Pope , elected by the Conclave of Cardinals , which was assembled in Lyon .