Why was thomas becket important
Thomas Becket
Archbishop of Canterbury from to , Christian martyr
"Thomas a Becket" redirects here. Not to be confused with Thomas à Beckett (disambiguation).For the school in Northampton, see Thomas Becket Catholic School. For other uses, see Thomas Beckett.
Thomas Becket (), also known as Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Thomas of London[1] and later Thomas à Becket[note 1] (21 December or &#;– 29 December ), served as Lord Chancellor from to , and then as Archbishop of Canterbury from until his death in He engaged in conflict with Henry II, King of England, over the rights and privileges of the Church and was murdered by followers of the King in Canterbury Cathedral. Soon after his death, he was canonised by Pope Alexander III. He is venerated as a saint and martyr by the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion.
Sources
The main sources for the life of Becket are a number of biographies written by contemporaries. A few of these documents are by Examples of brief biography.