Thomas Becket's shrine at Canterbury Cathedral attracts a significant number of visitors each year, with estimates often placing the figure around 1.5 million. This site remains a popular pilgrimage destination, reflecting its historical and religious significance. The shrine, which was a major pilgrimage site in medieval times, continues to draw tourists and pilgrims interested in Becket's legacy and the cathedral's rich history.
They are planning to visit the shrine of St. Thomas.
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.
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Chaucer's pilgrims are on their way to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket, a martyr and the archbishop of Canterbury. They embark on this pilgrimage as a spiritual journey, seeking healing, forgiveness, or enlightenment. Along the way, they share stories that reveal their diverse backgrounds and experiences, making "The Canterbury Tales" a rich tapestry of medieval life and values.
Becket was an influential character, and is considered by some to be a saint. People visit his tomb because they see him as a martyr of sorts; an aspirational character. Even to his death he was a pious man, although this may be disputed, and followed the Bible, even at the expense of his favour with the king.
They are planning to visit the shrine of St. Thomas.
St. Thomas Becket
Pilgrims visited Becket's shrine at Canterbury Cathedral to seek healing, forgiveness, and spiritual renewal. Becket was considered a martyr and saint, and his shrine was believed to have miraculous powers. Pilgrims also went to earn indulgences and blessings for themselves and their loved ones.
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.
St Thomas Becket did not have a grave - he had first a temporary stone coffin kept above ground, then a very ornately decorated shrine into which the stone coffin was placed. This was situated in a prominent position at the east end of Canterbury cathedral.So people came not to visit a grave but to visit the shrine, where holes in the sides allowed them to reach inside to touch the stone coffin.
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.
On average, around 1.5 million people visit Knock Shrine each year.
Thomas Edison allowed people to visit his lab.
Pilgrims visited Thomas Becket's shrine because he was the Archbishop of Canterbury and he tried to improve the church. He also died bravely, refusing to bar the knights that killed him from the church, saying 'The church shall not be used as a fort.' and therefore died
In The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer describes the pilgrims who go to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas a' Beckett. Beckett was the Archbishop of Canterbury who was murdered in the cathedral. People go to the shrine as an act of spiritual rebirth, and, says Chaucer, to visit the shrine "of him who helped them when they were sick." they went as a group to not get robbed yo world im smart this is someone from 7b at bergess hill school
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"The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer .