Tuesday, December 24, 2019

St. THOMAS MORE

S. TOMMASO MORO
Via dei Marruccini 1

 1921/26 Giuseppe Gualandi (1866/1945) in Gothic Revival style

The original name was S. MARIA AUSILIATRICE DEL PURGATORIO (St. Mary Helper of the Purgatory) and it was dedicated to Sir Thomas More in 1974
Thomas More (1478/1535) was a lawyer, humanist and statesman. He rebelled against the Protestant Reformation and Henry VIII and he was beheaded for his rebellion

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