| LC control no. | n 80036571 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Thomas, à Becket, Saint, 1118?-1170 |
| Variant(s) | Becket, Thomas à, Saint, 1118?-1170 Becket, Thomas, Saint, 1118?-1170 Thomas of Canterbury, Saint, 1118?-1170 Thomas, Becket, Saint, 1118?-1170 Thomas, of London, 1118?-1170 |
| Birth date | 1118? |
| Death date | 1170-12-29 |
| Place of birth | Cheapside (London, England) |
| Place of death | Canterbury (England) |
| Found in | The correspondence of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1162-1170, 2000. Wikipedia, June 11, 2015 (Thomas Becket; also known as Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Thomas of London, and later Thomas à Becket; born 21 December c. 1118 (or 1120) in Cheapside, London; died 29 December 1170 in Canterbury; was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his murder in 1170. He is venerated as a saint and martyr by both the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion. He engaged in conflict with Henry II of England over the rights and privileges of the Church and was murdered by followers of the king in Canterbury Cathedral. Soon after his death, he was canonised by Pope Alexander III) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Becket> |
| Associated language | lat |
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