Saint Thomas a Becket

Saint Thomas a Becket
noun
(Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170)
Instance Hypernyms: ↑archbishop, ↑martyr, ↑saint

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  • Thomas a Becket — noun (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II s attempts to control the clergy (1118 1170) • Syn: ↑Becket, ↑Saint Thomas a Becket, ↑St. Thomas a Becket • Topics: ↑Roman… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Saint Thomas Becket — Thomas Becket Pour les articles homonymes, voir Becket et Saint Thomas. Thomas Becket, dit saint Thomas de Cantorbéry, (Londres, 21 décembre 1117 Cantorbéry, 29 décembre 1170) fut archevêque de Cantorbéry de 1162 à 1170. Il engagea un conflit… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Saint Thomas de Cantorbéry — Thomas Becket Pour les articles homonymes, voir Becket et Saint Thomas. Thomas Becket, dit saint Thomas de Cantorbéry, (Londres, 21 décembre 1117 Cantorbéry, 29 décembre 1170) fut archevêque de Cantorbéry de 1162 à 1170. Il engagea un conflit… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Saint Thomas — or St Thomas usually refers to: *Thomas the Apostle, a Jewish Christian apostle and saint of the 1st century *Thomas Aquinas (1225 1274), the most important Catholic medieval philosopher and theologian *Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, an… …   Wikipedia

  • Saint-Thomas-de-Saint-Lô — Saint Lô Pour les articles homonymes, voir Lô. Saint Lô Saint Lô …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Thomas à Becket — see BECKET Saint Thomas à …   English World dictionary

  • Becket, Saint Thomas — • Biography of this martyr, also known as St. Thomas of Canterbury, where he was archbishop and where he was murdered in 1170 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • St. Thomas a Becket — noun (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II s attempts to control the clergy (1118 1170) • Syn: ↑Becket, ↑Thomas a Becket, ↑Saint Thomas a Becket • Topics: ↑Roman Catholic …   Useful english dictionary

  • Becket, Saint Thomas — or Thomas à Becket born с 1118, Cheapside, London, Eng. died Dec. 29, 1170, Canterbury, Kent; canonized 1173; feast day December 29 Archbishop of Canterbury (1162–70). The son of a Norman merchant, he served as chancellor of England (1155–62)… …   Universalium

  • Saint Thomas — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Pour les articles homonymes, voir Thomas et Saint Thomas. Saint Thomas désigne plusieurs saints des diverses Églises chrétiennes (catholiques …   Wikipédia en Français

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