Shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral

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The Shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral was a major medieval pilgrimage destination in England, renowned for its association with the martyred archbishop and the miracles attributed to him.

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval shrine
pilgrimage site
reliquary shrine
associatedWith Archbishop of Canterbury
Canterbury Cathedral
Saint Thomas Becket
surface form: Thomas Becket
containsRelicsOf Saint Thomas Becket
surface form: Thomas Becket
country England
dedicatedTo Saint Thomas Becket
surface form: Thomas Becket
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
destroyedBy orders of Henry VIII of England
dissolved 1538
era medieval England
famousFor association with martyrdom of Thomas Becket
medieval pilgrimages
reports of miracles
function focus of devotional offerings
site of healing miracles
governingBody Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral
hasCulturalSignificance important site in English religious history
symbol of resistance to royal interference in the Church
hasUse pilgrimage
veneration of relics
heritageDesignation part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site
inception 1220
languageOfName English
locatedIn Canterbury
Canterbury Cathedral
England
Kent
locatedInStructure Shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral self-linksurface differs
surface form: Trinity Chapel of Canterbury Cathedral
material gold
precious stones
silver
mentionedIn The Canterbury Tales
namedAfter Saint Thomas Becket
surface form: Thomas Becket
peakPopularity 14th century
period High Middle Ages
pilgrimageType international pilgrimage destination
major English pilgrimage destination
religion Christianity
significantEvent destruction during the English Reformation
translation of the relics of Thomas Becket in 1220
UNESCOSite UNESCO World Heritage Site of Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church
surface form: Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine’s Abbey, and St Martin’s Church
visitedBy Geoffrey Chaucer’s fictional pilgrims

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Subject: Shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral
Description of subject: The Shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral was a major medieval pilgrimage destination in England, renowned for its association with the martyred archbishop and the miracles attributed to him.

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Saint Thomas Becket pilgrimageSite Shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral
subject surface form: Thomas Becket
Murder of Thomas Becket hasRelatedPlace Shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral
this entity surface form: Shrine of Thomas Becket
Shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral locatedInStructure Shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Trinity Chapel of Canterbury Cathedral