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Vor 3 Tagen · The feast of Sts. John Fisher and Thomas More is observed as an optional memorial June 22. So that readers don’t have to fish for more information (pun intended), CNA has compiled a question-and-answer lowdown on their lives and legacies: Who was St. Thomas More?
Vor 5 Tagen · John Fisher, the Bishop of Rochester, was a stalwart defender of the Catholic faith. His refusal to acknowledge Henry VIII as the head of the Church of England led to his imprisonment in the Tower of London. Despite immense pressure, Fisher remained resolute.
Vor 4 Tagen · A bishop and cardinal, John Fisher refused to agree with Henry’s divorce and remarriage, as well as the idea that the king, rather than the pope, was the head of the Church in England. He was imprisoned and eventually martyred.
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Vor 5 Tagen · See Vatican News to discover the life-story and message of St. John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, English Martyr, the Saint of the Day 22 June.
Vor 5 Tagen · Two glorious martyrs of the ‘Reformation’ are celebrated today. First, Saint Thomas More, husband, father, lawyer, sometime chancellor of England, martyred in 1535 along with his compatriot Saint John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester and cardinal of the Church.
Vor 5 Tagen · St. John Fisher (1469–1535) was ordained a priest when he was about 22 and was appointed bishop of Rochester in 1504. He lived an intentionally simple lifestyle and was an intellectual. He ...
Vor 4 Tagen · Kelly Marcum, June 22, 2023. “I die the King’s good servant, but God’s first.”. These are the famous words of St. Thomas More, spoken to the crowds moments before his public beheading on July 6, 1535, just two weeks after the execution of St. John Fisher with whom he shares his feast day.
