Optional Memorial
Saints John Fisher and Thomas More
- Feast day
- June 22
- Patron of
- politicians and religious freedom
- Origin
- English
Life
John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, and Thomas More, Lord Chancellor, were beheaded by Henry VIII for refusing to accept the king's supremacy over the Church. Both are patrons of religious freedom.
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