Thomas A. Beckett

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Thomas_Becket
gptkb:Saint_Thomas_of_Canterbury
gptkb:Thomas_à_Becket
gptkbp:appointedAsBishop 1162
gptkbp:birthDate c. 21 December 1119
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Canterbury_Cathedral
gptkbp:canonizedBy gptkb:Pope_Alexander_III
21 February 1173
gptkbp:causeOfDeath gptkb:murder
gptkbp:closeAssociateOf gptkb:King_Henry_II_of_England
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:The_Canterbury_Tales
T. S. Eliot's play 'Murder in the Cathedral'
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:King_Henry_II_of_England
gptkbp:deathDate 29 December 1170
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Canterbury_Cathedral,_Canterbury,_Kent,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Bologna
gptkb:Paris
gptkb:Merton_Priory
gptkb:Auxerre
gptkbp:feastDay 29 December
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thomas A. Beckett
gptkbp:killedBy knights loyal to King Henry II
gptkbp:majorShrine gptkb:Canterbury_Cathedral
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:martyrdom
conflict with King Henry II of England
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:bishop
gptkb:priest
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Gilbert_Beket
gptkb:Matilda_Beket
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Canterbury
gptkb:London
gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkb:Sicily
gptkb:Exeter
secular clergy
pastoral clergy
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Theobald_of_Bec
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Richard_of_Dover
gptkbp:teacherOf gptkb:Theobald_of_Bec
gptkbp:title gptkb:bishop
gptkb:saint
gptkbp:veneratedIn gptkb:Anglican_Communion
gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Lutheran_Church
Catholic Church
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Columbia,_the_Gem_of_the_Ocean
gptkb:Columbia,_the_Gem_of_the_Ocean
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7