Thomas Becket's shrine was more important than other shrines because he was the Archbishop of Canterbury who was murdered in his own cathedral. His martyrdom elevated his status, making his shrine a major pilgrimage site that attracted a large number of visitors and brought wealth and prestige to Canterbury. The popularity of his shrine also helped to solidify his reputation as a saint and martyr in the eyes of the Catholic Church.
There is no shrine to honour St Thomas Becket - it was destroyed along with all other English shrines by king Henry VIII in around 1538. There was a shrine because he was made a saint and medieval people came to see the place he was murdered, to pray at his tomb and in some cases hope for a miraculous cure for disease or disability.
Thomas A. Becket(:
They are planning to visit the shrine of St. Thomas.
=one of the main routes in Britain was to Thomas Becket's shrine in Canterbury!!!!!==ya ya=
Thomas Becket. A martyr and canonised in 1173, and his shrine in Canterbury Cathedral
=one of the main routes in Britain was to Thomas Becket's shrine in Canterbury!!!!!==ya ya=
Geoffery Chaucer wrote a book called Canterbury tales about people travvelling to thomas beckets shrine. Geoffery Chaucer wrote a book called Canterbury tales about people travvelling to thomas beckets shrine.
St. Thomas Becket
Thomas Coomans has written: 'Loci sacri' -- subject(s): Religious facilities, Shrines, Sacred space, Christianity
Pilgrims have gone to visit Thomas Becket shrine in Canterbury because he was a credit to them and he died for them so they prayed for him. Also because they thought he was a good person, so they worship God, at his shrine. That is so that they can become like Thomas Becket was, in order for them so that one day somebody can have the position that Becket had before he died.
The pilgrims in "The Canterbury Tales" were traveling to the shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral as a form of religious pilgrimage. They were seeking spiritual renewal and seeking forgiveness for their sins.
These lines refer to the opening of Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales," where people are described as desiring to go on pilgrimages to holy shrines in different lands, such as the shrine of St. Thomas Becket in Canterbury. The mention of "pilgrimage" and "palmers" highlights the religious fervor of the medieval period and the cultural significance of embarking on journeys to sacred sites.