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Ælfheah The Bald
Ælfheah is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Ælfheah of Canterbury (died 1012), martyred Saint and Archbishop of Canterbury *Ælfheah the Bald (died 951), Saint, and the first Bishop of Winchester *Alphege of Wells __NOTOC__ Alphege (or Ælfheah) was the third Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Wells. He was consecrated in January 926, and died around 937.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 222Foot ''Æthelstan'' p. 97 At the start of the reign of Kin ... (died ), third Bishop of Wells * Elphege of Lichfield (died 1012–1014), Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Lichfield * Ælfheah, Ealdorman of Hampshire, brother of Ælfhere, Ealdorman of Mercia {{DEFAULTSORT:Aelfheah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ælfheah Of Canterbury
Ælfheah, "elf-tall" ( – 19 April 1012), more commonly known today as Alphege, was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Winchester, later Archbishop of Canterbury. He became an anchorite before being elected abbot of Bath Abbey. His reputation for piety and sanctity led to his promotion to the episcopate and, eventually, to his becoming archbishop. Ælfheah furthered the cult of Dunstan and also encouraged learning. He was captured by Viking raiders in 1011 during the siege of Canterbury and killed by them the following year after refusing to allow himself to be ransomed. Ælfheah was canonised as a saint in 1078. Thomas Becket, a later Archbishop of Canterbury, prayed to him just before his own murder in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170. Life Ælfheah was born around 953,Rumble "From Winchester to Canterbury" ''Leaders of the Anglo-Saxon Church'' p. 165 supposedly in Weston on the outskirts of Bath, and became a monk early in life. He first entered the monastery of Deerhurst, but t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ælfheah The Bald
Ælfheah is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Ælfheah of Canterbury (died 1012), martyred Saint and Archbishop of Canterbury *Ælfheah the Bald (died 951), Saint, and the first Bishop of Winchester *Alphege of Wells __NOTOC__ Alphege (or Ælfheah) was the third Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Wells. He was consecrated in January 926, and died around 937.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 222Foot ''Æthelstan'' p. 97 At the start of the reign of Kin ... (died ), third Bishop of Wells * Elphege of Lichfield (died 1012–1014), Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Lichfield * Ælfheah, Ealdorman of Hampshire, brother of Ælfhere, Ealdorman of Mercia {{DEFAULTSORT:Aelfheah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphege Of Wells
__NOTOC__ Alphege (or Ælfheah) was the third Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Wells. He was consecrated in January 926, and died around 937.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 222Foot ''Æthelstan'' p. 97 At the start of the reign of King Æthelstan in 924, Alphege was a member of his household, one of his mass priests, who were probably responsible for looking after his relics. Early in Æthelstan's reign, Alphege witnessed his manumission of a slave called Ealdred, and he also attested a charter on the day of Æthelstan's coronation, 4 September 925. He was appointed Bishop of Wells in succession to Wulfhelm, who had been translated to the Archbishopric of Canterbury The Province of Canterbury, or less formally the Southern Province, is one of two ecclesiastical provinces which constitute the Church of England. The other is the Province of York (which consists of 12 dioceses). Overview The Province consist ....Foot ''Æthelstan'' pp. 65, 69, 97 Citations Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elphege Of Lichfield
__NOTOC__ Elphege (or Ælfheah; died 1003) was a medieval Bishop of Lichfield The Bishop of Lichfield is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Lichfield in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers 4,516 km2 (1,744 sq. mi.) of the counties of Powys, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire and West Mi .... Elphege was consecrated in 975 and died between 1002 and 1004.Fyde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 219 Citations References * External links * 1000s deaths 10th-century English bishops 11th-century English Roman Catholic bishops Anglo-Saxon bishops of Lichfield Year of birth unknown {{England-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
