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5 giorni fa · The feast of Sts. John Fisher and Thomas More is observed as an optional memorial June 22. So that readers don’t have to fish for more information (pun intended), CNA has compiled a question-and-answer lowdown on their lives and legacies: Who was St. Thomas More?
22 giu 2024 · John Fisher, the Bishop of Rochester, was a stalwart defender of the Catholic faith. His refusal to acknowledge Henry VIII as the head of the Church of England led to his imprisonment in the Tower of London. Despite immense pressure, Fisher remained resolute.
21 giu 2024 · Saint John Fisher, alone of all English bishops, stood up for the Church. Their commitment was weak because they had worldly ambitions. Saint John Fisher’s was strong because it was based upon knowledge, conviction, and self-sacrifice. Saint John Fisher is important as an example of redemptive suffering. Suffering was a constant in ...
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22 giu 2024 · The feast of Sts. John Fisher and Thomas More is observed as an optional memorial June 22. So that readers don’t have to fish for more information (pun intended), CNA has compiled a...
2 giorni fa · John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher was a British admiral and first sea lord whose reforms between 1904 and 1910 ensured the dominance of the Royal Navy during World War I. Fisher entered the navy at age 13. He was a midshipman in the Crimean War and in China (1859–60), where he took part in.
2 giorni fa · In 1876, an excavation crew working in the crypt found two skeletons they believed were the bones of St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More. The relics were placed together in a single vault that is marked today with a portrait bust of St. Thomas More.
21 giu 2024 · Cardinale, vescovo cattolico e umanista britannico, fatto decapitare con l'accusa di lesa maestà da Enrico VIII per la sua opposizione all'annullamento del matrimonio con Caterina d'Aragona; John FISHER (Beverley, 1469 – Londra, 22 giugno 1535) è venerato come santo e martire dalla Chiesa cattolica e dalla Chiesa anglicana.
