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Thomas Becket
On the Fifth Day of Christmas: Crown, sword and mitre
December 29, 2022
Ben Stephens reflects on the life, death, and afterlife of Thomas Becket, who rose to be Henry II’s Lord Chancellor and Archbishop of Canterbury, but who after years of tension between the Crown and the Church was murdered on this day in 1170. Each new age calls for new heroes; perhaps it calls for new
Profiting from Penance
June 01, 2021
The saintly appeal of Thomas Becket in our secular world mirrors that of the revival of walking pilgrimages. Both, at least, are good for business
Why the story of St Thomas still resonates today
June 01, 2021
The story of St Thomas still resonates, over 850 years after his death.
A Martyr for all Seasons
May 25, 2021
The British Museum’s dazzling survey of the life and legacy of the cult 12th-century saint Thomas Becket is set to be an unlikely summer blockbuster, reports Guy Hayward
The road to Canterbury: Why St Thomas Becket still fascinates 850 years after his murder
December 29, 2020
Catholic Herald chairman William Cash recently walked the first part of the so-called “Becket Way” from Southwark Cathedral into Kent, a relatively new pilgrimage route from Southwark to Canterbury.
Hungarians to dedicate English pilgrimage to St Thomas Becket
December 29, 2015
Relics of St Thomas Becket are kept at Estergom, Hungary
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