[Up] [Dromo's Den]
Thomas Becket Image
Becket, Thomas À (c.1118-1170), Archbishop of Canterbury, born in London. On Dec. 29, 1170, he was murdered, declaring, "For the name of Jesus and for the defense of the Church I am ready to embrace death." Becket refused to lock the doors, saying, "God's house must be closed against no man."
John Clark Ridpath, Ridpath's History of the World, Vol. II (New York: Merrill & Baker, 1897) 778. (Murder of Thomas À Becket, drawn by L.P. Leyendecker)
Image courtesy of Rothe Technologies, Inc.