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  • Thomas More
  • ST. CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA
  • MAXIMILIAN KOLBE
  • SAINT AUGUSTINE
  • PHILIP NERI
  • SAINT NICHOLAS
  • PADRE PIO
  • CYRIL AND METHODIUS
  • SAINT JOSEPH
St. Thomas More
Before he died a martyr, More positioned his beard on the executioner’s block so that it wouldn’t be cut while he was beheaded, saying, "This hath not offended the king." His last words were literally a joke about his beard. It doesn't get more impressive than that!
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