St Thomas Becket
/snt ˌtɒməs ˈbekɪt/
/seɪnt ˌtɑːməs ˈbekɪt/
(also Thomas à Becket)
- (c. 1118-70) an English saint. He was a close friend of King Henry II, who made him chancellor (= senior law official) and later Archbishop of Canterbury, hoping by doing this to be able to control the English Church. When Thomas resisted they argued. According to tradition, Henry said, ‘Who will rid me of this turbulent priest?’ As a result four knights murdered Becket in Canterbury Cathedral, which became a place of pilgrimage where people travelled to show respect for the saint. His story was made into a play, Murder in the Cathedral (1935), by T S Eliot.
圣托马斯·贝克特（St Thomas Becket）：（约1118-70年）英国圣人。他是国王亨利二世的亲密朋友，国王亨利二世任命他为总理（高级法律官员），后来成为坎特伯雷大主教，希望以此来控制英国教会。当托马斯抵抗时，他们争论了。按照传统，亨利说：“谁能摆脱我这个动荡的牧师？” 结果，四名骑士在坎特伯雷大教堂（Canterbury Cathedral）谋杀了贝克特（Becket），这成了朝圣之地，人们旅行以表示对圣徒的尊重。TS艾略特（TS Eliot）将他的故事改编成戏剧《大教堂谋杀案》（1935）。