A close study of the gifts of Thomas Becket’s clothing made by the monks of Christ Church, Canterbury in the late 12th century elucidates the major role played by clothing relics in Becket’s early cult. Immediately after the martyrdom, the monks distributed some of Becket’s clothing to the poor, and it is argued here that this event is the subject of a stained glass panel in Canterbury Cathedral. Dommartin Abbey in the Pas-de-Calais claimed to have acquired a garment from this early distribution, as did a local priest in Kent. The monks hardly ever gave away entire garments again, but in later months and years they frequently handed out small pieces of clothing, such as fragments of Becket’s hairshirt, to high-ranking friends and acquaintances. These pieces of clothing were treasured in many locations far from Canterbury and were often connected to miracles and pilgrimages.

仔细研究了12世纪晚期坎特伯雷基督教堂的和尚对托马斯·贝克特服装的礼物，阐明了服装遗物在贝克特早期崇拜中的重要作用。在the难之后，僧侣立即向穷人分发了贝克特的一些衣服，这里有人争辩说，这一事件是坎特伯雷大教堂的一块彩色玻璃板的主题。Pas-de-Calais的Dommartin修道院声称已从这种早期分发中获得了一件衣服，肯特当地的一名牧师也是如此。僧侣们几乎再也没有放弃过整件衣服，但是在随后的几个月和几年中，他们经常向高级朋友和熟人分发小件衣服，例如贝克特的发衫碎片。