Boissy-sous-Saint-Yon - Saint-Thomas-Becket

An earlier church was ruined during the wars of the 14th and 15th century. Rebuilding started around 1500. The new church got dedicated to Thomas-Becket, what was a very strong political statement, as the area had severely suffered from the Hundred Years War.

Thomas Becket had served as Lord Chancellor for Henry II of England (aka "Henry Curtmantle", "Henry FitzEmpress", "Henry Plantagenet") before he became Archbishop of Canterbury. Thomas Becket was murdered in 1170, after Henry II in a conflict with Becket had publicly asked "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?".

On the left side of this nave, behind thick security glass, is this small relief. It depicts the assassination of Thomas Becket.