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Becket was born c. 1119, [4] or in 1120 according to later tradition, [1] at Cheapside, London, on 21 December, the feast day of St Thomas the Apostle. He was the son of Gilbert and Matilda Beket. He was the son of Gilbert and Matilda Beket.
Every year, four solemn processions with the martyr's relics proceeded to the chapel. The first took place on December 29, the feast day of the patron saint, St. Thomas. The second procession went to the chapel on Tuesdays during Rogation days or Maundy Thursday, while the third took place on the eve of the feast of St. John the Baptist.
St. John's Episcopal Church in Youngstown, Ohio; Ivy Hall in West Philadelphia, PA. Presented by The Cephalophore Society, a group of Catholic Gentlemen, annually on the feast of St. Thomas Becket; Plymouth Congregational Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana (since 1975) [4] Christ Presbyterian Church in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania; Hoosac School ...
21 St Thomas the Apostle. 25 The Nativity of our Lord: Christmas Day. 26 St Stephen the Martyr. 27 St John the Apostle and Evangelist. 28 The Innocents. 29 Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1170. 30 John Wycliffe of Oxford, Scholar, Translator of the Scriptures into English, 1384. 31 John West, Missionary, Red River, Canada, 1845.
The anniversary of the occasion was celebrated each year as the Feast of the Translation of the Blessed St Thomas, until suppressed by royal injunction in 1536. [1] The income from pilgrims who visited Becket's shrine, which was regarded as a place of healing, largely paid for the subsequent rebuilding of the Cathedral and its associated buildings.
29 *Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr, 1170; 31 John Wyclif, Reformer, 1384; Alternative dates: Thomas the Apostle may be celebrated on 21 December instead of 3 July. Thomas Becket may be celebrated on 7 July instead of 29 December.
He was cremated the following day, the Feast of the Assumption of Mary. ... He was canonized on Oct. 10, 1982, by Pope St. John Paul II, Scorsese said. ... Francis of Assisi, Thomas Becket, ...
Feast of the Holy Innocents (fourth day of Christmastide) Jeremiah 31:15–17 Psalm 124 (7) 1 Peter 4:12–19 Matthew 2:13–18 1 Jn 1:5—2:2/Mt 2:13–18 29 December Feast of Saint Thomas Becket (fifth day of Christmastide) 1 Chronicles 28:1–10 1 Corinthians 3:10–17 Psalm 147:12–20 1 Jn 2:3-11/Lk 2:22–35 30 December (sixth day of ...