Thomas Becket

Thomas Becket (/ˈbɛkɪt/; forby kent as Saunt Thomas o Canterbury, Thomas o Lunnon,^[1] an later Thomas à Becket;^{[note 1]} 21 December c. 1119 (or 1120) – 29 December 1170) wis Archbishop of Canterbury frae 1162 until his murder in 1170. He is venerated as a saint an martyr bi baith the Catholic Kirk an the Anglican Communion. He engaged in conflict wi Henry II, Keeng of England, ower the rights an privileges o the Kirk an wis murdered bi followers o the king in Canterbury Cathedral. Suin efter his daith, he wis canonised bi Pape Alexander III.

Saint Thomas Becket
Airchbishop o Canterbury
Illumination frae an Inglis Beuk o Oors presentin a spiritit accoont o the murther o Becket, c. 1390, Naitional Leebrar o Wales
Appointed	24 Mey 1162
Installed	3 Juin 1162
Term endit	29 December 1170
Predecessor	Theobald o Bec
Successor	Richard o Dover
Orders
Ordination	1154 (deacon) 2 Juin 1162 (priest)
Consecration	3 Juin 1162 bi Henry o Blois
Personal details
Born	21 December c. 1119 Cheapside, Lunnon
Deed	(1170-12-29)29 December 1170 Canterbury Cathedral
Buried	Canterbury Cathedral
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Pawrents	Gilbert Beket Matilda
Previous post	Airchdeacon o Canterbury
Saunthuid
Feast day	29 December
Veneratit in	Roman Catholic Kirk Anglican Communion
Teetle as Saunt	Bishop an Martyr
Beatified	21 Februar 1173 bi Pape Alexander III
Canonised	21 Februar 1173 St Peter's Kirrk in Segni bi Pape Alexander III
Attributes	Sword, martyrdom, episcopal vestments
Patronage	Exeter College, Oxford; Portsmouth; Arbroath Abbey; secular clergy
Shrines	Canterbury Cathedral

Notes

1. The name "Thomas à Becket" isna contemporary, an appears tae be a post-Reformation creaution, possibly in imitation o Thomas à Kempis.^[2]