After reading Ralph of Diss, I am of the impression that Canterbury
Cathedral was reconciled in 1171, just short of one year after Becket's
murder. Can anyone confirm this? I am curious because the _Decretum_
specified that a church defiled by violent bloodshed was to be
reconsecrated. Could it be that the specialness of the martyr's blood
prevented it from losing its consecration, as it would have under normal
circumstances? (I recall one of the eyewitnesses (Grim?) saying that the
cathedral had been consecrated in Becket's blood.) Does anyone know if
this has been discussed anywhere?
Thank you,
Dawn
Dawn Marie Hayes, ABD
Doctoral Candidate Adjunct Lecturer
Department of History Department of History
New York University College of Staten Island
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