Saint Thomas Becket

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Archbishop of Canterbury Catholic saint Christian martyr English cleric historical figure

Saint Thomas Becket was a 12th-century Archbishop of Canterbury whose conflict with King Henry II over the rights and privileges of the Church led to his martyrdom and subsequent veneration as a major Christian saint.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Thomas Becket 35
Saint Thomas Becket canonical 5
Archbishop Thomas Becket 1

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ
Catholic saint ⓘ
Christian martyr ⓘ
English cleric ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
alternativeName Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
surface form: St Thomas of Canterbury

Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
surface form: Thomas à Becket
appointedBy Henry II of England ⓘ
associatedWith Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ
Constitutions of Clarendon ⓘ
Henry II of England ⓘ
birthDate c. 1119 ⓘ
birthPlace Kingdom of England ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
burialPlace Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ
canonizationDate 1173-02-21 ⓘ
canonizationStatus canonized saint ⓘ
canonizedBy Pope Alexander III ⓘ
causeOfDeath martyrdom ⓘ
murder ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathDate 1170-12-29 ⓘ
deathPlace Canterbury ⓘ
Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
endTime 1170 ⓘ
era 12th century ⓘ
feastDay December 29 ⓘ
fullName Saint Thomas Becket self-link ⓘ
surface form: Thomas Becket
legacy major medieval pilgrimage cult in Western Europe ⓘ
notableFor conflict with King Henry II of England ⓘ
defense of the rights and privileges of the Church ⓘ
martyrdom in Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ
occupation archbishop ⓘ
chancellor ⓘ
patronage Aragon ⓘ
Canterbury ⓘ
Exeter ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form: London

Portsmouth ⓘ
Roman Catholic diocesan clergy ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ
secular clergy ⓘ
pilgrimageSite Shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ
placeOfMartyrdom Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ
positionHeld Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ
Lord Chancellor of England ⓘ
predecessor Theobald of Bec ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholic Church

Christianity ⓘ
servedMonarch Henry II of England ⓘ
startTime 1162 ⓘ
successor Richard of Dover ⓘ
veneratedIn Anglican Communion ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Referenced by (45)

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

See of Canterbury → associatedWithSaint → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
Murder in the Cathedral → mainCharacter → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket
Murder in the Cathedral → basedOn → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: martyrdom of Thomas Becket
Murder in the Cathedral → historicalFigureDepicted → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket
Canterbury Cathedral → dedicatedTo → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
Canterbury Cathedral → notableBurial → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket
Saint Thomas Becket → fullName → Saint Thomas Becket self-link ⓘ
subject surface form: Thomas Becket
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket
Saint Thomas Becket → alternativeName → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
subject surface form: Thomas Becket
Saint Thomas Becket → alternativeName → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
subject surface form: Thomas Becket
this entity surface form: St Thomas of Canterbury
Saint Thomas Becket → alternativeName → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
subject surface form: Thomas Becket
this entity surface form: Thomas à Becket
Canterbury → associatedWithPerson → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket
Pilgrims’ Way route → associatedWith → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket
Arbroath Abbey → dedicatedTo → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
Pope Alexander III → supported → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket
Pope Alexander III → canonized → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket
Portsmouth Cathedral → dedicatedTo → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saint Thomas of Canterbury
Portsmouth Cathedral → dedicatedTo → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
Three Priests → associatedWith → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Archbishop Thomas Becket
Murder of Thomas Becket → hasInvolvedPerson → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket
Trinity Chapel → associatedWith → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket
Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Aslockton → dedicatedTo → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket
Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Aslockton → namedAfter → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket
Berkhamsted Castle → notableResident → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket
Benedictine abbey of Bec → educated → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket
Brunswick Cathedral → dedicatedTo → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket
Becket → mainSubject → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket
Becket → basedOnCharacter → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket
Pontigny Abbey → notableResident → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket
Constitutions of Clarendon → relatedTo → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket
Constitutions of Clarendon → conflictWith → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket
Constitutions of Clarendon → opposedBy → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket
Constitutions of Clarendon → repudiatedBy → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket
Theobald of Bec → successor → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket
Theobald of Bec → mentorOf → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket
Theobald of Bec → influenced → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket
Shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral → dedicatedTo → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket
Shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral → associatedWith → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket
Shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral → containsRelicsOf → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket
Shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral → namedAfter → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket
Richard of Dover → follows → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket
Feast of Saint Thomas Becket → commemorates → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket
Feast of Saint Thomas Becket → honors → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket
Feast of Saint Thomas Becket → namedAfter → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket
Feast of Saint Thomas Becket → hasPatronSaint → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket
Church of St Thomas Becket → dedicatedTo → Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thomas Becket