Information on St. Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury, also known as Thomas à Becket and St. Thomas of Canterbury. He was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral on 29 December 1170 by four of King Henry II's knights.
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- Todd Drain: St. Thomas Becket Fairly lengthy biographical essay. With prayers.
- The Murder of Becket Excerpt from a novel by Alfred Duggan.
- Thomas of Canterbury Includes a digression on "benefit of clergy", and an excerpt from T.S. Eliot's "Murder in the Cathedral".
- Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Thomas Becket Biography of this martyr, also known as St. Thomas of Canterbury, where he was archbishop and where he was murdered in 1170.
- Saint Thomas Becket Entry for this bishop and martyr, from the book "Lives of Saints," published by John J. Crawley.
- Catholic Online: St. Thomas Becket Brief biography.
- The Life of S. Thomas, Martyr, of Canterbury A medieval hagiography. From "The Golden Legend," by Jacobus de Voragine. William Caxton translation.
- Edward Grim's Account of the Murder of Thomas Becket From Vita S. Thomae, Cantuariensis Archepiscopi et Martyris. Grim was an eyewitness and, in fact, tried to stop the first blow.
- CatholicSaints.Info: Thomas a Becket Illustrated, with links, and a reading from a letter by St. Thomas.
- The Martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket Miniature from a fifteenth-century Flemish book of hours.