Martyr in the Cathedral: St. Thomas Becket, Defender of Religious Freedom

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Dec 30, 2024 - 04:00
Martyr in the Cathedral: St. Thomas Becket, Defender of Religious Freedom
Detail of Willem Vrelant, “The Martyrdom of St. Thomas Becket,” early 1460s, Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. Ludwig IX 8 (83.ML. 104), fol. 48.

SAINTS & ART: The witness of St. Thomas Becket, whose feast day is Dec. 29, underscores the perennial truth that no earthly king reigns above Christ.

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