Thomas Becket was Archbishop of Canterbury ... Becket was made a saint by Pope Alexander III in 1173, just three years after his death. There was a belief that Becket’s blood, spilled on ...

Today is the Feast Day of Thomas Becket ... over who had proper jurisdiction over the Church — the Pope or the King — Archbishop Becket defended the claims of religious authority against ...

Mine is Thomas Becket, the martyred archbishop of Canterbury, whose feast day is today. Catholic saints have done well vis-à-vis English kings, particularly on stage and in the movies.

WASHINGTON — The White House on Tuesday issued a proclamation praising St. Thomas Becket, an English archbishop who was martyred 850 years ago after conflict with King Henry II over the rights ...