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Who was the "holy blissful martyr" whose shrine serves as the destination for Chaucer's pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales? William of Normandy Henry Beauclerc Thom…

Who was the "holy blissful martyr" whose shrine serves as the destination for Chaucer's pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales? William of Normandy Henry Beauclerc Thom…
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Who was the "holy blissful martyr" whose shrine serves as the destination for Chaucer's pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales? William of Normandy Henry Beauclerc Thomas à Becket Richard the Lion-Hearted

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The “holy blissful martyr” is Thomas a Becket.
Thomas a Becket was born in 1119 and became an Archbishop of Canterbury in 1162 until he was murdered in 1170. He is both a saint and a martyr by both Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion.
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