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Thomas Becket

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Thomas Becket

1118–1170

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Holiday

R.C. Saints - Thomas Becket (optional memorial)

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1118
Birth

English saint and Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1170)

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1170
Death

Archbishop of Canterbury (assassinated) (b. 1118)

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1170
Event

Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II; he subsequently becomes a saint and martyr in the Anglican Church and the Roman Catholic Church.

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