Born in London, Thomas was a clerk to Archbishop Theobald of Canterbury. He studied canon law and was ordained a deacon. His support of Henry II’s claim to England’s throne led to his appointment as royal chancellor. He was then named Theobald’s
In a gallery of The British Museum, light plays on an array of medieval crosses, reliquaries and manuscripts, as an audiovisual display reenacts one of English history's most notorious crimes.
At the center, three stained-glass windows, painstakingly transferred from Canterbury Cathedral, convey images
The White House issued a proclamation honoring the 850th anniversary of the martyrdom of St. Thomas Becket Dec. 29 and inviting "the people of the United States to observe the day in schools and churches and customary places of meeting with appropriate
Ask any Catholic to name a sinner who became a great saint and most will answer, “St. Augustine.” As a teenager, Augustine abandoned the Catholic faith for the pagan Manicheans sect, and took a mistress; they lived together for 17 years and