Sir Thomas More was 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.

In 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. 

The Fame of Blessed Thomas More offers 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. 

Originally published in limited editions in 1929 and 1933, The Fame of Blessed Thomas More is 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.

And his master said to him, Well done, my good and faithful servant; 
since thou hast been faithful over little things, I have great things to 
commit to thy charge; come and share the joy of thy Lord. (Matthew 25:21)

* * *

Paperback: 176pp.

ISBN: 978-1685954130