San Tomas More, English Martir

San Tomas More (1478-1535) ay an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, at statesman na naglingkod bilang Lord Chancellor of Inglatera sa ilalim ng King Enrique VIII. Siya ay isangn influential figure of the English Renaissance at an important counselor to the king. Gayunman, siya refused to acknowledge the king's break kasama ang the Simbahang Katoliko at ang kanyang subsequent marriage to Anne Boleyn. For this, siya ay convicted of treason at executed. Tomas More ay sinasamba as a martyr at ikinanonisa by the Simbahang Katoliko in 1935. Siya ang patron ng lawyers, statesmen, at political pinunos.