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  • NAME: St Thomas Becket
  • OCCUPATION: Archbishop, Saint
  • BIRTH DATE: 1118
  • DEATH DATE: December 29, 1170
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Cheapside, London, England
  • PLACE OF DEATH: Canterbury, Kent, England
  • AKA: Thomas à Becket
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St Thomas was an English diplomat and military strategist who aided the royal powers and served as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170.

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St Thomas, or Thomas à Becket, served as chancellor of England from 1155 to 1162, during which time he won the trust of King Henry II. In 1162, the king appointed him Archbishop of Canterbury. After he refused to give the royal court powers over the church, Henry sent him into exile. He returned in 1170 and was murdered in the cathedral by Henry's knights. Roman Catholics venerate him as a saint.

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