St. Thomas Becket

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bishop
gptkb:martyrdom
gptkb:saint
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:King_Henry_II_of_England
gptkb:Pope_Alexander_III
gptkb:Theobald_of_Bec
gptkbp:birthDate c. 1119
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:canonizedBy gptkb:Pope_Alexander_III
21 February 1173
gptkbp:causeOfDeath gptkb:murder
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Becket's_shrine_at_Canterbury
numerous churches and chapels
literary works such as T. S. Eliot's 'Murder in the Cathedral'
gptkbp:deathDate 29 December 1170
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Canterbury_Cathedral,_Canterbury,_England
gptkbp:depictedIn paintings
stained glass windows
medieval manuscripts
gptkbp:education gptkb:Bologna
gptkb:Paris
gptkb:Merton_Priory
gptkb:Auxerre
gptkbp:feastDay 29 December
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label St. Thomas Becket
gptkbp:legacy pilgrimage site at Canterbury
symbol of church-state conflict
gptkbp:majorShrine gptkb:Canterbury_Cathedral
gptkbp:notableFor conflict with King Henry II
murder in Canterbury Cathedral
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Gilbert_Becket
gptkb:Matilda_Becket
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Canterbury
gptkb:London
gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkb:Exeter
secular clergy
pastoral 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:Mottola
gptkb:Calendar_of_Saints_(Anglican)
gptkb:Hospital_of_St._Thomas_the_Martyr
gptkb:The_Church_of_St._Thomas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7