Saint Thomas of Canterbury

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Saint_Thomas_of_Canterbury
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bishop
gptkb:martyrdom
gptkb:saint
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:King_Henry_II_of_England
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:King_Henry_II_of_England
gptkbp:beatifiedBy gptkb:Pope_Alexander_III
1173
gptkbp:birthDate c. 1119
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Thomas_Becket
gptkbp:canonizedBy gptkb:Pope_Alexander_III
1173
gptkbp:commemoratedBy pilgrimage to Canterbury
gptkbp:deathDate 29 December 1170
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Canterbury_Cathedral
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:The_Canterbury_Tales
gptkbp:education gptkb:Bologna
gptkb:Paris
gptkb:Merton_Priory
gptkb:Auxerre
gptkbp:feastDay 29 December
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Saint Thomas of Canterbury
gptkbp:majorShrine Shrine of St Thomas Becket, Canterbury Cathedral
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notableFor conflict with King Henry II
murder in Canterbury Cathedral
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Archdeacon_of_Canterbury
gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Gilbert_Becket
gptkb:Matilda_Becket
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Canterbury
gptkb:England
lawyers
civil servants
secular clergy
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Theobald_of_Bec
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Canterbury_Cathedral
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Richard_of_Dover
gptkbp:termEnd 1170
gptkbp:termStart 1162
gptkbp:title gptkb:bishop
gptkbp:veneratedIn gptkb:Anglican_Communion
gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
Catholic Church
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Church_of_Sant'Alessio
gptkb:Cathedral_of_Saint_Thomas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7