St Thomas of Canterbury

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Saint
gptkbp:associated_with the Canterbury Tales
gptkbp:born c. 1118
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Canterbury_Cathedral
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Canterbury_Cathedral
gptkbp:canonizedBy gptkb:Pope_Alexander_III
gptkbp:casualties gptkb:Canterbury_Cathedral
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Anglican_Communion
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Pope_Alexander_III
gptkbp:depicts a martyr
gptkbp:died 29 December 1170
gptkbp:feastDay 29 December
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label St Thomas of Canterbury
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:Archbishop_of_Canterbury
gptkbp:is_a_celebration_of gptkb:the_Catholic_Church
various hymns
gptkbp:is_a_highlight_of many churches
gptkbp:is_a_member_of gptkb:England
gptkb:King_Henry_II
the rights of the clergy
the poor and the oppressed
the_Church's_independence
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of many biographies
gptkbp:is_a_symbol_of faith and conviction
the struggle for religious freedom
gptkbp:is_featured_in historical novels
a_mitre_and_crozier
gptkbp:is_involved_in the_Becket_controversy
gptkbp:is_known_for literature and drama
sacrificial death
eloquence and leadership
his_conflict_with_King_Henry_II
his_stand_for_the_Church's_rights
gptkbp:is_used_in 1170
ecclesiastical law
the concept of martyrdom
prayers for justice
gptkbp:key_figure the Investiture Controversy
Christian_hagiography
the_history_of_the_Church_of_England
medieval_English_history
gptkbp:migration gptkb:France
gptkbp:peerage from 1155 to 1162
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:Thomas_Becket
gptkbp:schoolType gptkb:University_of_Paris
gptkbp:taught theology
gptkbp:veneratedIn gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:wrote four knights