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The description, 'holy blissful martyr' is not found in Scripture but is secular. In 1173 the Pope canonised Thomas Becket, who became a famous character in 'The Cantebury Tales, by Goffrey Chaucer in 1387
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The holy blissful martyr in The Canterbury Tales is Saint Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury who was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170. Chaucer's Canterbury Tales includes a pilgrimage to Canterbury in honor of Saint Thomas Becket.
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What other holy relics does he bring with him This is about The Canterbury Tales?
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A person who dies for a holy cause is a?
Martyr.
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Which pilgrim did a brisk business in fake holy relics?
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Of the knight from the General Prologue of The Canterbury Tales tells us that he had been part of the Crusades military expeditions in which Christians sought to win the?
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It is a Cathedral city and has the famous Canterbury Cathedral.
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The correct term is tithe. This describes when a person promises 10 % of their income to the church. This shows that they are holy and promises them a spot in heaven( as some still believe and other let go) An example is used in The Canterbury Tales.
Who said do you want to buy one of my holy relics along with that certificate of absolution hot form rome?
That quote is associated with the character Father Maxi from the animated TV show South Park. In the episode, Father Maxi tries to sell holy relics to the townspeople alongside certificates of absolution in a satirical commentary on the commercialization of religion.
What does the holy book of chistianity contain?
Rules, guidance and fairy tales
What language did King John speak?
EnglishAnswer:King John of England (1166-1216) had lands in both England and France. He would have spoken both French and English to his subjects. At that time the nobles of England all spoke French (not English) and the English language was just starting to take shape. As an educated man whe would have been trained in Latin (the language of the Magna Carta which he signed) and Greek.As an Example of King Johns English look at Chaucer's Canterbury Tales to see how much the language has changed.Example of Chaucer's and King John's English from Canterbury TalesWHEN that Aprilis, with his showers swootThe drought of March hath pierced to the root,And bathed every vein in such licour,Of which virtue engender'd is the flower;When Zephyrus eke with his swoote breathInspired hath in every Holt and heathThe tender croppes and the younge sunHath in the Ram his halfe course y-run,And smalle fowles make melody,That sleepen all the night with open eye,(So pricketh them nature in their corages; , inclinationsThen longe folk to go on pilgrimages,And palmers for to seeke strange strands,To ferne hallows couth in sundry lands;And specially, from every shire's endOf Engleland, to Canterbury they wend,The holy blissful Martyr for to seek,That them hath holpen, when that they were sick.
