St Thomas of Canterbury

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St Thomas of Canterbury, better known as Thomas Becket, was the 12th-century Archbishop of Canterbury whose conflict with King Henry II led to his martyrdom and subsequent veneration as a major English saint.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic saint
Christian theologian
archbishop
human
martyr
alsoKnownAs Thomas Becket NERFINISHED
Thomas à Becket NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath assassination
conflict Henry II of England NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
employer Henry II of England NERFINISHED
familyName Becket NERFINISHED
givenName Thomas NERFINISHED
hasCanonizationStatus saint
hasCause defense of church rights against royal authority
hasCulturalDepiction 1964 film "Becket" NERFINISHED
Jean Anouilh's play "Becket" NERFINISHED
T. S. Eliot's play "Murder in the Cathedral" NERFINISHED
hasFeastDay 29 December
7 July (translation of relics, historically)
hasPlaceOfVeneration Canterbury Cathedral NERFINISHED
shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury NERFINISHED
hasTitle Archbishop of Canterbury NERFINISHED
Martyr
Saint
influenced cult of saints in medieval Europe
medieval English piety
mannerOfDeath homicide
notableFor conflict with King Henry II of England
martyrdom in Canterbury Cathedral
notableWork defense of ecclesiastical privileges
occupation chancellor
clergyman
officeContested Archbishop of Canterbury NERFINISHED
patronage Canterbury NERFINISHED
Roman Catholic dioceses of England NERFINISHED
clergy
secular clergy
placeOfBurial Canterbury Cathedral NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Canterbury NERFINISHED
Canterbury Cathedral NERFINISHED
Kingdom of England NERFINISHED
positionHeld Archbishop of Canterbury NERFINISHED
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Christianity
sexOrGender male
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Eastern Orthodox Church

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Wymondham Priory dedicatedTo St Thomas of Canterbury
Four Tempters temptsCharacter Thomas Becket
linked to: St Thomas of Canterbury
Three Knights opposes Thomas Becket
linked to: St Thomas of Canterbury
St Thomas’s Tower namedAfter Thomas Becket
linked to: St Thomas of Canterbury
Murder of Thomas Becket hasVictim Thomas Becket
linked to: St Thomas of Canterbury
Corona Chapel associatedWith Saint Thomas Becket
linked to: St Thomas of Canterbury
Corona Chapel dedicatedTo Saint Thomas Becket
linked to: St Thomas of Canterbury
The King’s School, Canterbury hasAlumni Thomas Becket
linked to: St Thomas of Canterbury
Great Tom namedAfter Thomas of Canterbury (traditional association)
linked to: St Thomas of Canterbury