{"product_id":"the-fame-of-blessed-thomas-more","title":"The Fame of Blessed Thomas More","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSir Thomas More \u003c\/b\u003ewas 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn 1929, seven of the leading men of the English Catholic Church gathered to give evidence of that reputation, their words foreshadowing the message of Pope Pius XI in the years to come: that this star of sanctity, shining in a dark period of history, was a bright champion of the Christian people, undaunted by the fallacies of heretics and the threats of the powerful, willing to shed his blood in testimony of devotion to Jesus Christ and His Church.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fame of Blessed Thomas More \u003c\/i\u003eoffers that evidence in these essays by G. K. Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc; Bede Jarrett, O.P., and Ronald Knox; Henry Browne, S.J., and Reginald Blunt; R. W. Chambers and Lord Justice Russell.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eOriginally published in limited editions in 1929 and 1933, \u003ci\u003eThe Fame of Blessed Thomas More \u003c\/i\u003eis a rare piece of Catholic literature and a profound tribute to a great saint by his own countrymen, celebrating—in the words of Monsignor Knox—“one of the most successful men who ever lived,” who sought, and won, the favor of Almighty God.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd his master said to him, Well done, my good and faithful servant; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003esince thou hast been faithful over little things, I have great things to \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ecommit to thy charge; come and share the joy of thy Lord.\u003c\/em\u003e (Matthew 25:21)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1685954130\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42861735411806,"sku":"978-1685954130","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0652\/2929\/1614\/files\/Product239.jpg?v=1780986803","url":"https:\/\/nez-emporium.com\/products\/the-fame-of-blessed-thomas-more","provider":"Nez Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}