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Monday, 17 October 2016

Relic belonging to Saint Thomas Becket may have been found in Cambridge University Library

A Librarian at Corpus Christi College believes he’s found a relic belonging to English Saint Thomas Becket. The martyred archbishop’s personal book of psalms, which, it’s said, he was holding when he was murdered became a rare example of a book being used as a relic.




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Labels: Anglos-Saxon Chronicle, Canterbury, Corpus Christi College, Henry II, Martyr, Matthew Parker, Middl Ages, Parker Library, Saint, Saint Alphege, Shrine, Thomas Becket, University of Cambridge
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