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Thomas Becket Quotes

d. 1170

Thomas Becket, also known as Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Thomas of London and later Thomas à Becket (21 December 1119 or 1120 – 29 December 1170), was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his murder in 1170. He is venerated as a saint and martyr by both the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion.

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Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?

There has been no satisfaction, and I will not absolve them.

For the Name of Jesus and the protection of the Church I am ready to embrace death.

I am ready to die for my Lord, that in my blood the Church may obtain liberty and peace. But in the name of Almighty God, I forbid you to hurt my people whether clerk or lay.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Thomas Becket (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.