Feast Day: December 29
Born: 21 December 1118 at London, England
Died: 29 December 1170 in the Cathedral at Canterbury, England
Canonized: 21 February 1173 by Pope Alexander III
Patron of: clergy
Saturday, December 29
Liturgical Color: White
Today is the optional memorial of St. Thomas
Becket, bishop and martyr. St. Thomas
devoted his life to serving and defending the
Church during a time of persecution in England.
He was killed by order of King Henry II in
1170.