A sermon on the martyrdom of St Thomas of Canterbury. Fol. 128r

Title

Description

An unknown sermon on the martyrdom of Thomas Becket, murdered by knights of Henry II, King England. The cult of the saint arrived in Castile through the daughter of the English monarch, Elaeonor Plantagenet, wife to Alfonso VIII and Queen Consort of Castile for over forty years (1170-1214).

Source

[Varias obras. ] 5. Sermón sobre el martirio de Santo Tomás de Canterbury

Relation

Not listed in Phyllis B. Roberts, Thomas Becket in the Medieval Latin Preaching Tradition: An Inventory of Sermons about St. Thomas Becket, c. 1170-1400. Instrumenta Patristica et Mediaevalia, 25. Turnhout: Brepols Publishers, 1992.

Text

Latn

Original Format

Manuscript. 14th c. 134 ll.: parchm.; 22 x 18 cm

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Date Added: August 1, 2019
Collection: England in Castile to 1483
Item Type: Text
Tags: 14th century, Alfonso VIII of Castile, Castile, Eleanor Plantagenet, manuscript, martyrdom, sermon, St Thomas Becket
Citation: Anunciación Carrera de la Red, “A sermon on the martyrdom of St Thomas of Canterbury. Fol. 128r,” S P A N I S H · C O N N E C T I O N S, accessed April 29, 2024, https://yngalaterra.omeka.net/items/show/3.