ThomasMore (7February1478-6July1535), knowntoRomanCatholicsasSaintThomasMore, wasanEnglishlawyer, socialphilosopher, author, , publishedin1516, ’sseparationfromtheCatholicChurchandrefusedtoaccepthimasSupremeHeadoftheChurchofEnglandbecauseitdisparagedpapalauthorityandHenry’, Morewasconvictedonperjuredtestimonyandbeheaded.