Download or read book The relics of St Thomas of Canterbury written by John Morris and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Relics of St Thomas of Canterbury written by John MORRIS (S.J.) and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Quest for Becket s Bones written by John R. Butler and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In January 1888, workmen excavating in the eastern crypt of Canterbury Cathedral discovered the bones of a skeleton many believed to be that of the martyred archbishop, Thomas Beckett. This book traces the full history of `Beckett's bones', from their alleged destruction by Henry VIII's commissioners during the Reformation to the present day. Includes fascinating observations, such as the unexpected discovery by workmen in 1865 of Dante's bones concealed in a wooden box a short distance from his empty tomb.
Download or read book The Greatest of the English Martyrs A short account of the relics of St Thomas of Canterbury Illustrated etc written by George S. STEDDY and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book What Became of the Bones of St Thomas written by Arthur James Mason and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Four Shrines of St Thomas at Canterbury written by James Charles Wall and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Holy Blissful Martyr Saint Thomas of Canterbury written by Robert Hugh Benson and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Book in the Cathedral written by Christopher de Hamel and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2020-08-06 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of Meetings With Remarkable Manuscripts, a captivating account of the last surviving relic of Thomas Becket The assassination of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral on 29 December 1170 is one of the most famous events in European history. It inspired the largest pilgrim site in medieval Europe and many works of literature from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales to T. S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral and Anouilh's Becket. In a brilliant piece of historical detective work, Christopher de Hamel here identifies the only surviving relic from Becket's shrine: the Anglo-Saxon Psalter which he cherished throughout his time as Archbishop of Canterbury, and which he may even have been holding when he was murdered. Beautifully illustrated and published to coincide with the 850th anniversary of the death of Thomas Becket, this is an exciting rediscovery of one of the most evocative artefacts of medieval England.
Download or read book The Relics of Thomas Becket written by John Butler and published by Pitkin. This book was released on 2020-01-09 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a ceremony of great solemnity in July 1220, almost fifty years after his murder in December 1170, the relics of Saint Thomas Becket, Canterbury’s most famous archbishop, were taken from the tomb in the crypt of Canterbury Cathedral where they had lain for fifty years and placed in a magnificent bejewelled shrine in the cathedral’s Trinity Chapel. The shrine, which became the focus of pilgrimage and veneration for generations of travellers to Canterbury, remained in the Trinity Chapel for more than 300 years until its destruction in September 1538 by commissioners acting on the orders of King Henry VIII. The fabulous jewels and precious metals were carted off to the king’s treasury in London, but no authentic record has come to light of the fate of the mortal remains – the holy relics – of Saint Thomas. There are many stories but few hard facts. This book marks the 800th anniversary of the translation of Thomas Becket’s relics in 1220 from the crypt of Canterbury Cathedral to the shrine in the Trinity Chapel. In it, John Butler carefully sifts the evidence about the fate of Becket’s bones when the shrine was destroyed in 1538, and he explores a series of probing questions. Did the monks of the cathedral attempt to hide the relics before King Henry’s commissioners arrived in Canterbury? Were the bones burnt on the orders of Pope Paul III, as many believe, or did they somehow survive? What is the significance of the grave discovered in the crypt of the cathedral in 1888? Against a background of church politics and carefully referencing all his sources, John Butler pieces together an intriguing story of faith, science and romanticism that will appeal to all who relish a true-life mystery.
Download or read book St Thomas of Canterbury written by Edwin Abbott Abbott and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Cult of St Thomas Becket in the Plantagenet World C 1170 c 1220 written by Paul Webster (Medievalist) and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2016 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The extraordinary growth and development of the cult of St Thomas Becket is investigated here, with a particular focus on its material culture. Thomas Becket - the archbishop of Canterbury cut down in his own cathedral just after Christmas 1170 - stands amongst the most renowned royal ministers, churchmen, and saints of the Middle Ages. He inspired the work of medieval writers and artists, and remains a compelling subject for historians today. Yet many of the political, religious, and cultural repercussions of his murder and subsequent canonisation remain to be explored in detail. This book examines the development of the cult and the impact of the legacy of Saint Thomas within the Plantagenet orbit of the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries - the "Empire" assembled by King Henry II, defended by his son King Richard the Lionheart, and lost by King John. Traditional textual and archival sources, such as miracle collections, charters, and royal and papal letters, are used in conjunction with the material culture inspired by the cult, toemphasise the wide-ranging impact of the murder and of the cult's emergence in the century following the martyrdom. From the archiepiscopal church at Canterbury, to writers and religious houses across the Plantagenet lands, to thecourts of Henry II, his children, and the bishops of the Angevin world, individuals and communities adapted and responded to one of the most extraordinary religious phenomena of the age. Dr Paul Webster is currently Lecturer in Medieval History and Project Manager of the Exploring the Past adult learners progression pathway at Cardiff University; Dr Marie-Pierre Gelin is a Teaching Fellow in the History Department at University College London. Contributors: Colette Bowie, Elma Brenner, José Manuel Cerda, Anne J. Duggan, Marie-Pierre Gelin, Alyce A. Jordan, Michael Staunton, Paul Webster.
Download or read book Pilgrimages to Saint Mary of Walsingham and Saint Thomas of Canterbury written by Desiderius Erasmus and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1849 edition. Excerpt: ... was so near: for he had determined to fly to her altar, if the gate had been open. And lo! the unheard-of occurrence! On a sudden the man and horse were together within the precincts of the church, and the pursuer fruitlessly storming without. Me. And did he make you swallow such a wonderful story? Og. Unquestionably. Me. That could not be very easy with such a philosopher as you. Og. He pointed out a brass plate nailed to the gate, representing the knight who was saved, attired in the fashion then usual in England, and which we now see in old pictures; according to which, the barbers of that age must have starved, and also the weavers and dyers. (20) Me. Why so? Og. Because he had a beard as long as a goat's, and all his dress had not a wrinkle; so tightly was it fitted, that it seemed to contract his body. There was also another plate, showing the figure and size of the opening. Me. It would be wrong to doubt any longer. Og. Under the wicket was an iron grating, allowing only a foot-man to pass; as it would not be proper that any horse should again tread the spot, which the former horseman had consecrated to the Virgin. Me. Right enough. Og. To the east of this is a chapel full of wonders. Thither I go. Another guide receives me. There we worshipped for a short time. Presently the joint of a man's finger is exhibited to us, the largest of three: I kiss it; and then I ask, Whose relics were these? He says, St Peter's. The apostle? I ask. He said, Yes. Then, observing the size of the joint, which might have been that of a giant, I remarked, Peter must have been a man of very large size. At this one of my companions burst into a laugh; which I certainly took ill, for if he had been quiet the attendant would have shown us all the relics....
Download or read book Sketch of the Life of St Thomas of Canterbury Read Before the Carroll Institute of Philadelphia December 29th 1842 written by William George Read and published by . This book was released on 1843 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Thomas Becket and His Biographers written by Michael Staunton and published by Boydell Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining the major sources for the life and death of Thomas Becket, this book analyses the biographers' treatment of the major themes in Thomas's life - conversion, conflict, trial, exile and martyrdom - in the light of contemporary hagiographical, historical and theological writing and canon law.
Download or read book The Life and Martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury written by John Morris and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The life and martyrdom of st Thomas Becket written by John Morris and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pilgrimages to Saint Mary of Walsingham and Saint Thomas of Canterbury written by Desiderius Erasmus and published by . This book was released on 1849 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
