EVENTS
1550: Julius III becomes pope
Although Julius
was an easy-going man, reform within the church continued while he
was pope. He maintained excellent diplomatic relations with Mary
Tudor during her turbulent reign. He also worked to develop the
Vatican
Library, supported universities, and was keenly interested in the
arts.
WHO WAS BORN
1477: Saint Thomas More
More
was martyred for refusing to accept King
Henry VIII as head of the Church of England. He was a lawyer,
humanist, author, chancellor of England, and a saint in the Roman
Catholic Church. Among his many
literary works, the most celebrated is Utopia.
You can see the last letter More ever wrote (to his daughter, Margaret, the night before his execution) at the St. Thomas More Web Page.
