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There is no shrine to honour St Thomas Becket - it was destroyed along with all other English shrines by king Henry VIII in around 1538. There was a shrine because he was made a saint and medieval people came to see the place he was murdered, to pray at his tomb and in some cases hope for a miraculous cure for disease or disability.
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What is the name of the shrine in Canterbury?
Thomas A. Becket(:
Why would pilgrims have gone to visit Thomas Becket shrine in Canterbury?
Pilgrims have gone to visit Thomas Becket shrine in Canterbury because he was a credit to them and he died for them so they prayed for him. Also because they thought he was a good person, so they worship God, at his shrine. That is so that they can become like Thomas Becket was, in order for them so that one day somebody can have the position that Becket had before he died.
Who is the martyr who has a shrine in Canterbury cathedral?
Thomas Becket. A martyr and canonised in 1173, and his shrine in Canterbury Cathedral
Which saint's shrine are the pilgrims going to visit in Canterbury?
St. Thomas Becket
Is Thomas Becket in the Canterbury Tales?
No, Thomas Becket is not a character in Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales." The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories told by pilgrims on their way to visit the shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral. Becket was the Archbishop of Canterbury who was murdered in 1170.
What literature did Thomas a' Becket inspire?
Thomas Becket's life and death inspired a number of pieces of literature, including the play "Becket" and the movie that was made into.Indirectly, because his shrine was the destination of the pilgrims in the work, it is connected to the Canterbury Tales, by Geoffrey Chaucer.
Who were the pilgrims on this particular pilgrimage going to honor at Canterbury Cathedral?
St. Thomas A. Becket
Is anyone famous buried in Canterbury cathedral?
The shrine of Thomas à Becket is there, close to where he was murdered by knights of King Henry II.
What are the important pilgrimages routes in Europe and Britain?
=one of the main routes in Britain was to Thomas Becket's shrine in Canterbury!!!!!==ya ya=
What happend to the cathedral when Tomas becket deid?
After the death of Thomas Becket, hordes of pilgrims transformed Canterbury Cathedral into a shrine. Several miracles were said to occur at the tomb of the martyr and he was soon canonized.
Where were the pilgrims going and why in the Canterbury Tales?
The pilgrims in "The Canterbury Tales" were traveling to the shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral as a form of religious pilgrimage. They were seeking spiritual renewal and seeking forgiveness for their sins.
Was Thomas Becket a pilgrim?
Becket was not a pilgrim. He was exiled to France from 1164 to 1170 and several items of his clothing are still preserved today at the Cathedral of Sens which became his base in France. After his death in 1170 Becket was declared a Saint and a shrine was erected in his memory at Canterbury cathedral in 1220; many pilgrims travelled to Canterbury to visit the shrine and pray to the saint.
