cult of Saint Thomas Becket
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The cult of Saint Thomas Becket was a major medieval devotional movement centered on the martyred Archbishop of Canterbury, whose shrine became one of the most important pilgrimage sites in Western Christendom.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian cult of saints
ⓘ
medieval devotional cult ⓘ pilgrimage cult ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Canterbury pilgrimage routes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Canterbury Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ miracle stories at Canterbury ⓘ pilgrim badges depicting Thomas Becket ⓘ relics of Thomas Becket ⓘ translation of Becket’s relics in 1220 ⓘ |
| associatedWithCanonizationOf | Thomas Becket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonizationYearOfSaint | 1173 ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Thomas Becket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination |
Anglicanism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| emergedAfterEvent | murder of Thomas Becket in 1170 ⓘ |
| experiencedEvent | destruction of Becket’s shrine in 1538 ⓘ |
| floruit |
12th century
ⓘ
13th century ⓘ 14th century ⓘ 15th century ⓘ |
| hasDevotionalFocus | martyrdom of Thomas Becket ⓘ |
| hasFeastDay |
29 December
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7 July ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfDevotion |
Anglo-Norman French
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle English ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfLiturgy | Latin ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryShrine | Shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorsTitle |
Saint Thomas of Canterbury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Thomas the Martyr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of English pilgrimage traditions
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iconography of episcopal martyrs ⓘ late medieval English piety ⓘ |
| linkedToTheme |
conflict between church and monarchy
ⓘ
defense of ecclesiastical liberty ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canterbury, England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainPilgrimageSite | Canterbury Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronage |
Canterbury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
clergy ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | papacy ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| spreadTo |
Central Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France NERFINISHED ⓘ Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Scandinavia NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suppressedBy | Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| venerationType | martyr cult ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.