He is a matyr (someone who died for their faith/ religion)
Desiderius Erasmus, Thomas Becket
No, Thomas Becket was not a missionary.
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.
Thomas Becket was born on December 21, 1118.
Canterbury cathedral was the location of the martyrdom of St Thomas Becket.
Thomas Becket's middle name was Edward.
Thomas Becket was born on December 21, 1118.
Thomas Becket was not called Thomas à Becket during his own lifetime. He was called Thomas à Becket, by people who wrote about him much later, possibly in imitation of the name Thomas à Kempis, who was another medieval monk. Also Thomas Becket was commonly known as "Thomas à Becket", although this form seems not to have been contemporaneous, but a post-Reformation adornment, possibly in imitation ofThomas à Kempis.
Thomas Becket is famous because he was a close friend of King Henry II of England who, as Archbishop of Canterbury, asserted the rights and privileges of the Church against the King's demands and was assassinated by followers of the king on 29 December 1170.
Thomas Becket was born in Cheapside, London around 1118
Thomas was the son of Gilbert Becket and his wife Matilda.
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