Thomas Becket

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkb:saint
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:King_Henry_II_of_England
gptkb:Pope_Alexander_III
gptkb:Theobald_of_Bec
gptkbp:birthDate c. 21 December 1119
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Cheapside,_London,_England
gptkbp:canonizedBy gptkb:Pope_Alexander_III
21 February 1173
gptkbp:causeOfDeath gptkb:murder
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:The_Canterbury_Tales
gptkb:Becket's_shrine_at_Canterbury_Cathedral
numerous churches
T. S. Eliot's play 'Murder in the Cathedral'
gptkbp:deathDate 29 December 1170
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Canterbury_Cathedral,_Canterbury,_Kent,_England
gptkbp:denomination Catholic Church
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 Becket
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:martyrdom
conflict with King Henry II
murder in Canterbury Cathedral
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:bishop
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Gilbert_Beket
gptkb:Matilda_Beket
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Canterbury
gptkb:London
gptkb:Portsmouth
exeter
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
gptkb:Lutheran_Church
Catholic Church
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Canterbury_Cathedral
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4