Light imagery is prominent in the lives, miracles, liturgy and cult of St Thomas of Canterbury. The Customary of the Shrine of St Thomas, composed in 1428, also shows that light was carefully regulated in Canterbury Cathedral, with the most spectacular display of artificial light (i.e., candlelight) reserved for Thomas’s December Passion feast. This article considers the symbolic significance of light in Thomas’s cult, and how artificial and natural light were managed and enhanced by the settings of his tomb and shrine in Canterbury Cathedral’s east end.

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莱特，坎特伯雷和圣托马斯崇拜

坎特伯雷圣托马斯的生活，奇迹，礼拜仪式和崇拜中都以光影为代表。圣托马斯神社的风俗习惯于1428年组成，它还表明，光线在坎特伯雷大教堂内得到了严格的调节，其中最壮观的人造光（即烛光）展示给托马斯的12月激情盛宴。本文考虑了光在托马斯崇拜中的象征意义，以及在坎特伯雷大教堂东端的坟墓和神殿的设置下，如何管理和增强人造和自然光。