Thomas A Becket was an Archbishop of Canterbury and was born in London on December 21, 1118. He died on December 29, 1170. He learned how to read at the Merton Abbey and also studied in Paris. Becket was murdered at his altar by a swift swing of a sword, and this was blamed on King Henry II. Becket was canonized in 1172 and a shrine was created for the mourning of his death.
