This fragmentary wall painting of Thomas Becket ⓘ survives on a nave pier at St Albans Cathedral, one of the principal centres of Becket devotion in medieval England. The saint stands frontally, raising his right hand in blessing and holding a crozier in his left. The image presents him as archbishop and intercessor rather than as martyr.

Formerly dated to the mid-14th century, the painting is now more plausibly placed in the mid-13th century on stylistic grounds. Its simplified linear handling and restrained palette align closely with other surviving mural work in the cathedral.

Placed prominently within the nave, the figure would have addressed the laity directly, reinforcing Becket’s cult within the daily movement of the church.