Feast Day · June 22

Thomas More

Patron ofLawyers, Politicians, Civil Servants, Court Clerks

SituationsConscience, Persecution, Political Integrity

ProfessionsCivil Servants, Lawyers, Politicians, University Faculty

Life

Saint Thomas More was an English lawyer, statesman, and Lord Chancellor who was executed in 1535 for refusing to acknowledge King Henry VIII as head of the Church of England. A man of deep faith, brilliant intellect, and witty humor, he chose death over compromising his conscience. He is the patron saint of lawyers and politicians.