St. Thomas Becket was the chancellor of England and archbishop of Canterbury during King Henry II’s reign. His career was marked by a long quarrel with Henry that ended with Becket’s murder in Canterbury Cathedral on December 29, 1170. He is venerated as a saint and martyr in the Roman Catholic Church and in the Anglican Communion.
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