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December 29 Saint Thomas Becket. breski1 Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr (1117-1170) Saint Thomas, son of an English nobleman, Gilbert Becket, was born on the day consecrated to the memory of Saint …More
December 29 Saint Thomas Becket.
breski1 Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr (1117-1170) Saint Thomas, son of an English nobleman, Gilbert Becket, was born on the day consecrated to the memory of Saint Thomas the Apostle, December 21, 1117, in Southwark, England. He was endowed by both nature and grace with gifts recommending him to his fellow men; and his father, certain he would one day be a great servant of Christ, confided his education to a monastery. His first employment was in the government of the London police. There he was obliged to learn the various rights of the Church and of the secular arm, but already he saw so many injustices imposed upon the clergy that he preferred to leave that employment rather than to participate in iniquity. He was perfectly chaste and truthful, and no snares could cause to waver his hatred for any form of covert action.
He was employed then by the Archbishop of Canterbury, who sent him on missions to Rome and permitted him to study civil law at the …More