Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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ST/JD/47

Thomas of Canterbury

Gender
Male
Floruit (period)
None
Floruit date range
21/12/1118 - 29/12/1170
Description
Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1062--1170. Murdered in Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II. Canonised on 21 February 1172 by Pope Alexander III. See Frank Barlow, 'Becket, Thomas', ODNB.
Categories
major type minor type confidence notes
Martyr Bishop 100 None
ethnicity
ethnicity description confidence notes
English None 100 None
feast days
month day fixed? description notes
12 29 yes None None
7 7 yes Translation None
symbolic attributes
attribute notes
no attributes given
specialist associations
association notes
no specialist associations