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PeterDuffy (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<blockquote>Durante mucho tiempo he guardado silencio, esperando que tal vez el Señor os inspiraría para que recuperarais vuestras fuerzas; si cuando menos uno de vosotros se levantara y se apostara como un muro para defender la casa de Israel, y cuando menos en apariencia emprendiera la batalla contra los que no cesan diariamente sus ataques contra los ejércitos del Señor. He esperado; nadie se ha levantado. He sido paciente; nadie se ha apostado. He guardado silenc...") |
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On December 29, 1170, the barons brutally murdered Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral, four days after Christmas. His last words were, “For the name of Jesus and the defense of the Church, I embrace death.” | On December 29, 1170, the barons brutally murdered Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral, four days after Christmas. His last words were, “For the name of Jesus and the defense of the Church, I embrace death.” | ||
El increíble sacrilegio de asesinar a un arzobispo en su propia catedral produjo una reacción de horror por toda la cristianidad. Cuando le llegó la noticia al rey, se dio cuenta de que su observación errónea había causado la muerte de Becket. Enrique se recluyó y ayunó durante cuarenta días; más tarde manifestó públicamente su arrepentimiento en la catedral de Canterbury. | |||
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== Legado == | |||
The body of Thomas Becket was placed in a tomb in the cathedral, which became the focus for hundreds of thousands of pilgrims—immortalized by Chaucer in his ''Canterbury Tales''—who came to the shrine to witness the miracles that were wrought by Archbishop Becket’s intercession. Within three years, Thomas Becket was canonized a saint and martyr. | The body of Thomas Becket was placed in a tomb in the cathedral, which became the focus for hundreds of thousands of pilgrims—immortalized by Chaucer in his ''Canterbury Tales''—who came to the shrine to witness the miracles that were wrought by Archbishop Becket’s intercession. Within three years, Thomas Becket was canonized a saint and martyr. |