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June 22 · Optional · Red

St Thomas More

(1478–1535) English statesman, Chancellor under Henry VIII, author of Utopia. Beheaded for refusing to acknowledge the king's supremacy over the Church. 'The King's good servant, but God's first.'

When is the feast of St Thomas More?

The feast is celebrated on June 22 each year, kept as a optional in the General Roman Calendar, with red vestments.

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When is the feast of St Thomas More?

The feast of St Thomas More is celebrated on June 22 each year, kept as a optional in the General Roman Calendar.

Who was St Thomas More?

(1478–1535) English statesman, Chancellor under Henry VIII, author of Utopia. Beheaded for refusing to acknowledge the king's supremacy over the Church. 'The King's good servant, but God's…

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