Saint Thomas Becket Biography

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Saint Thomas Becket was born on 21 December c. 1119 in Cheapside, London. He was the son of Gilbert and Matilda Becket. Thomas also had a sister; her name was Mary. Thomas became a student at Augustinian Merton Priory at age 10 and later attended school in London. After finishing school as a child, he moved away from home and attended the University of Paris. While away at college, Thomas’s mother passed away and his father went through financial issues. As Thomas entered adult life, he became a city clerk and accountant for Sir Richer de l’Aigle and Osbert Huitdeniers. Thomas’s father later introduced him to Archbishop Theobald. Theobald was very impressed by Thomas’s intelligence and sent him to study canon law in Paris for a year.

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