The Anglo-Catalan Connection : the Cult of Thomas Becket at Terrassa-New Approaches
Sánchez Márquez, Carles (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Art i de Musicologia)
Jiménez, Joan Soler (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Art i de Musicologia)

Date:	2021
Abstract:	The wall paintings adorning the south transept apse of Santa Maria at Terrassa are among the most notable surviving items pertaining to the iconography of St. Thomas Becket. Recently found documents in which diplomatic archives reveal English connections are essential for understanding the quick reception of the Becket cult in the Crown of Aragon. The presence of an Anglo-Norman canon-Arveus or Harveus (Harvey)-and his position of scribe during the second half of the twelfth century when Reginald, probably also of English origin, was prior there-seem to be the likely source of inspiration for this project. These English connections, which are essential for understanding the quick reception of the Becket cult in the Crown of Aragon, stemmed from the endeavours undertaken some years earlier south of the Pyrenees by the abbot of Saint-Ruf at Avignon, Nicholas Breakspear, who subsequently became Pope Adrian IV.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Becket ; Saint-Ruf at Avignon ; Harvey ; Reginald ; Breakspear ; Augustinian canons
Published in:	Arts, Vol. 10 Núm. 4 (2021) , p. 82, ISSN 2076-0752

DOI: 10.3390/arts10040082

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