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December 29 is the Feast of St. Thomas Becket, the great English martyr. Becket was murdered in 1170 by four knights in the service of King Henry II of England. Becket had once been Chancellor of the realm and a supporter of Henry, whom the king had elevated to become Archbishop of Canterbury in 1162.
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The murder of Thomas Becket in 1170 and the manner of his death shocked the nation. After Becket took a blow to the head from King Henry II 's knights whilst praying in Canterbury Cathedral on 29th December 1170, Ernold the Goldsmith and a few monks scooped his brains into a basin. Becket's body was then carried to the crypt, where the.
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Saint Thomas Becket, or Thomas à Becket, (born c. 1118, Cheapside, London, Eng.—died Dec. 29, 1170, Canterbury, Kent; canonized 1173; feast day December 29), Archbishop of Canterbury (1162-70). The son of a Norman merchant, he served as chancellor of England (1155-62) under Henry II, whose entire trust he won.
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Thomas Becket: murder and the making of a saint Search Thomas Becket in the collection Explore key moments in the life and legacy of Thomas Becket (1120-1170), one of the most important and influential figures in medieval Europe.
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Quarrel with Henry Henry II and Thomas Becket Henry II (left) disputing with Thomas Becket (centre), miniature from a 14th-century manuscript; in the British Library (Cotton MS. Claudius D.ii). Good relations between Thomas and Henry were now at an end; the archbishop was summoned to trial by the king on a point of feudal obligation.
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29 December. St. Thomas Becket (© Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana) "For the name of Jesus and the protection of the Church, I am ready to embrace death.". These were the words St. Thomas is reported to have uttered before his murder. He had been a man of power, accustomed to command. He died as a servant of Christ and a martyr: keeping the.
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SAINT THOMAS BECKET BISHOP, MARTYR—1118-1170 Feast: December 29 There is a romantic legend that the mother of Thomas Becket was a Saracen princess who followed his father, a pilgrim or crusader, back from the Holy Land, and wandered about Europe repeating the only English words she knew, "London" and "Becket," until she found him.
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St. Thomas Becket was many things in his life: a priest, a royal chancellor, a friend and an opposer of the king; he was an archbishop and, eventually, a martyr. He has much to teach us about standing firm in our Catholic faith and not yielding in times of trial.
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St. Thomas Becket (born c. 1118, Cheapside, London, England—died December 29, 1170, Canterbury, Kent; canonized 1173; feast day December 29) chancellor of England (1155-62) and archbishop of Canterbury (1162-70) during the reign of King Henry II.
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5 min We lose count, on the Fifth Day of Christmas, but it is the commemoration of perhaps our greatest English-speaking martyr. "For the name of Jesus and the protection of the Church, I embrace death." This was said by Thomas Becket, prior to having his brains splashed on the floor at Canterbury Cathedral, on the 29th of December, 1170.
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Thomas Becket was made a saint by the Pope in 1173 and has been henceforth regarded as a martyr for defending the rights of the Roman Church. Consequently, he is sometimes referred to as Saint Thomas of Canterbury. Early Life
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St. Thomas Becket. St. Thomas Becket. There is a romantic legend that the mother of Thomas Becket was a Saracen princess who followed his father, a pilgrim or crusader, back from the Holy Land, and wandered about Europe repeating the only English words she knew, "London" and "Becket," until she found him. There is no foundation for the story.
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Thomas Becket was an English archbishop and martyr, famously murdered by knights of Henry II at Canterbury Cathedral. After his death, his tomb and relics became a focus for pilgrimage and he was made a saint. Read more about Becket below, or use our timeline and story map resources to explore his life - and afterlife - visually. Life and Legend
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(December 21, 1118 - December 29, 1170) Saint Thomas Becket's Story A strong man who wavered for a moment, but then learned one cannot come to terms with evil, and so became a strong churchman, a martyr, and a saint—that was Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury, murdered in his cathedral on December 29, 1170. His career had been a stormy one.
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St. Thomas Becket Feast day: Dec 29 St. Thomas was born in London, England around the year 1117. He was the son of pious parents, and his mother converted to Christianity through the example.