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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 January 2025. Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170, 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. This article contains too many ...
It was named after Thomas Becket, 12th-century Archbishop of Canterbury. After Northamptonshire County Council, the local education authority, reverted from the three-tier system (13+ entry age) to the two-tier system (11+ entry), the school was renamed to Thomas Becket Catholic School. [5] [6]
Becket, also known as the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, is a non-profit public interest law firm [4] based in Washington, D.C., that describes its mission as "defending the freedom of religion of people of all faiths". Becket promotes accommodationism and is active in the judicial system, the media, and in education. [5]
St Thomas à Becket Catholic Comprehensive School, secondary school in Wakefield, West Yorkshire Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about schools, colleges, or other educational institutions which are associated with the same title.
Opened in 1905 as Elm Grove mixed and infant council school. Became a first school in 1977, feeding to West Park Middle [5] Following scrapped initial proposals to become an infant school feeding into Thomas A Becket Junior, the school is expanding to become a 210-place primary school from September 2015. [3] English Martyrs Catholic Primary School
Foliot was a canon of Lincoln Cathedral by 1147, [6] and an official of Alexander of Lincoln, the Bishop of Lincoln, who secured Foliot's early promotions in the church. . Foliot was sent to the Council of Reims in 1148 by the Lincoln cathedral chapter to learn Pope Eugene III's wishes regarding the vacant bishopric, as Alexander had died in Februar
A stained glass window depicting the murder of Thomas Becket, in Canterbury Cathedral. Richard was born in Normandy and became a monk at Canterbury, [1] and a chaplain to Theobald of Bec, the Archbishop of Canterbury. [2] [3] At some point, he received an education
Benedict belonged to the circle of Becket's admirers, and wrote two works dealing with the martyrdom and the miracles of his hero. [3] Fragments of the former work have come down to us in the compilation known as the Quadrilogus, which is printed in the fourth volume of James Craigie Robertson's Materials for the Histories of Thomas Becket ("Rolls" series); the miracles are extant in their ...