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Ælfheah of Canterbury - Wikipedia. Ælfheah [a] [b] ( c. 953 – 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.
Saint Aelfheah ; feast day, April 19) was the archbishop of Canterbury who was venerated as a martyr after his murder by the Danes. Of noble birth, Aelfheah entered the Benedictine abbey of Deerhurst, Gloucestershire, and later became a hermit at Bath, Somerset, where followers elected him abbot.
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Apr 4, 2012 · Ethelred the Unready (or the ‘Ill Advised’) became King of England in 978 at the age of ten and new Viking raids on his country began in the 980s. The young king’s principal adviser was Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, a former Abbot of Glastonbury.
Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr. Alphege (Elphege, AElfheah) was born about 953, during the second major period of Viking raids against England. He became first a monk and then a hermit, and then was appointed Abbot of Bath. In 984 he became Bishop of Westminster.
Dec 16, 2023 · St. Aelfheah, also known as Alphege of Canterbury, lived during the Viking Invasions and the Battle of Maldon. His devout and solitary religious life led him to become the Bishop of Winchester and later Archbishop of Canterbury.
A Danish host burned Canterbury in 1011 and took the archbishop prisoner: on 19 April 1012 at Greenwich he was battered to death. He was buried in St Paul's and then at Canterbury. He is recognized as a saint, usually as St Alphege.
Ælfheah, 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.
