This Week in Christian History: Lottie Moon, Richard Niebuhr, Thomas More
Thomas More Beheaded – July 6, 1535
This week marks the anniversary of the martyrdom of Saint Thomas More, the former Chancellor of England who famously opposed the remarriage of King Henry VIII.
A prolific author and devout Catholic, More was imprisoned and eventually beheaded for refusing on religious grounds to accept the legitimacy of the marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn due to Henry being divorced, which contradicted Church teaching.
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On July 6, 1535, after being convicted of high treason based off of perjured evidence, More was executed. Reportedly, his last words were "I die the King's good servant, but God's first."
