St Thomas Becket

/snt ˌtɒməs ˈbekɪt/

/seɪnt ˌtɑːməs ˈbekɪt/

(also Thomas à Becket)

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(c. 1118-70) an English saint. He was a close friend of King Henry II, who made him chancellor (= senior law official) and later Archbishop of Canterbury, hoping by doing this to be able to control the English Church. When Thomas resisted they argued. According to tradition, Henry said, ‘Who will rid me of this turbulent priest?’ As a result four knights murdered Becket in Canterbury Cathedral, which became a place of pilgrimage where people travelled to show respect for the saint. His story was made into a play, Murder in the Cathedral (1935), by T S Eliot.

单词	St Thomas Becket
释义	St Thomas Becket /snt ˌtɒməs ˈbekɪt/ /seɪnt ˌtɑːməs ˈbekɪt/ (also Thomas à Becket) jump to other results (c. 1118-70) an English saint. He was a close friend of King Henry II, who made him chancellor (= senior law official) and later Archbishop of Canterbury, hoping by doing this to be able to control the English Church. When Thomas resisted they argued. According to tradition, Henry said, ‘Who will rid me of this turbulent priest?’ As a result four knights murdered Becket in Canterbury Cathedral, which became a place of pilgrimage where people travelled to show respect for the saint. His story was made into a play, Murder in the Cathedral (1935), by T S Eliot.
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