The Fame of Blessed Thomas More Gordon “is man’s own human life

“is man’s own human life

he strove after greatness for the glory of God: instructing Christians in the mysteries of the faith

Edward Leen (1885–1944)

both individually and socially

and—as evidenced by his 2015 canonization—a saintly heart

The Fame of Blessed Thomas More Gordon “is man’s own human lifeSir Thomas More was raised to the altars of sainthood by Pope Pius XI in 1935, the fourth centenary of his martyrdom. Four hundred years to receive formal recognition of what evidently was well known all along: that Sir Thomas More of Chelsea, martyred under King Henry VII for his refusal to take the Oath of Supremacy, was a faithful servant of the Church and true saint of God. In 1929, seven of the leading men of the English Catholic Church gathered