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Born in 1478
Venerated in the Catholic Church as Saint Thomas More
He was a lawyer, judge, social philosopher, author, statesman, theologian, and a Renaissance humanist
He also served Henry VIII as Lord High Chancellor of England from October 1529 to May 1532s
He opposed the Protestant Reformation
He was canonised as a martyr in 1935 by Pope Pius XI

The book was published in 1516
It was first written in Latin
It is a work of fiction and socio-political satire
The word "utopia" refers to an imaginary and perfect world, an ideally organized state
The work describes the political system of an imaginary island state
It is a parodic rewrite of Plato’s Republic
The book describes a world in which all people work according to their abilities and consume according to their needs
This utopian state also has no notion of private property
- Similarities to the communist theory
The state provides free education to both men and women
There are several religions on the island, but each is tolerant of the others