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Saint Alphege is the commonly used named for Ælfheah (954 - 19 April 1012), the Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Winchester and, later, Archbishop of Canterbury. Events King Malcolm I of Scotland is killed in battle against Highlanders. ... Weston is a suburb of Bath, located to the north west of the city centre. ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... Events Mael Morda starts a rebellion against Brian Boru in Ireland, which would eventually end in 1014 at the Battle of Clontarf. ... Greenwich (pronounced grenn-itch , or by the locals) is a town, now part of the south eastern urban sprawl of London, on the south bank of the River Thames in the London Borough of Greenwich. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... The term Anglican (from medieval Latin ecclesia Anglicana meaning the English church) is used to describe the people, institutions, and churches as well as the liturgical traditions and theological concepts developed by the established Church of England, the Anglican Communion and the Continuing Anglican Churches (a loosely affiliated group of... Canonization is the process of declaring someone a saint and involves proving that a candidate has lived in such a way that he or she qualifies for this. ... Events Romanesque church begun at Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain Anselm of Canterbury becomes abbot of Le Bec William the Conqueror ordered the White Tower to be built Births Deaths Categories: 1078 ... Pope Gregory VII (c. ... The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more saints, and referring to the day as that saints day. ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... Symbology of the Saints The Catholic Church has used symbols from its very beginnings. ... In several forms of the church of Christianity, but especially in Roman Catholicism, a patron saint has special affinity for a trade or group. ... Greenwich (pronounced grenn-itch , or by the locals) is a town, now part of the south eastern urban sprawl of London, on the south bank of the River Thames in the London Borough of Greenwich. ... Image File history File links Gloriole. ... Saint Alphege the Bald is the commonly used named for Ã†lfheah the Bald (d. ... Events King Malcolm I of Scotland is killed in battle against Highlanders. ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... Events Mael Morda starts a rebellion against Brian Boru in Ireland, which would eventually end in 1014 at the Battle of Clontarf. ... The famous parade helmet found at Sutton Hoo, probably belonging to King Raedwald of East Anglia circa 625. ... Arms of the Bishop of Winchester The diocese of Winchester is one of the oldest and most important in England. ... Arms of the see of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior clergyman of the established Church of England and symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ...

Life

Alphege was born in Weston in Somerset, of a noble family, but in early life gave up everything to devote himself to his faith. Having assumed the monastic habit in the monastery of Deerhurst, he passed thence to Bath, where he became an anchorite and ultimately abbot of the abbey there, distinguishing himself by his piety and the austerity of his life. In 984, he was appointed, through Dunstan's influence, to the Bishopric of Winchester and, in 1006, he succeeded Aelfric as Archbishop of Canterbury. Weston is a suburb of Bath, located to the north west of the city centre. ... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Statistics Population: 84,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: ST745645 Administration District: Bath and North East Somerset Region: South West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Somerset Historic county: Somerset Services Police force: Avon and Somerset Fire and rescue: Avon Ambulance: South Western Post office... Abbots coat of arms The word abbot, meaning father, has been used as a Christian clerical title in various, mainly monastic, meanings. ... Bath Abbey at sunset Bath Abbey is the last in a series of monastic churches built in Bath and is still in active use. ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Enyu of Japan Emperor Kazan ascends to the throne of Japan Births Deaths Categories: 984 ... Dunstan (909â€“May 19, 988) was an Archbishop of Canterbury (961â€“988) who was later canonized as a saint. ... Arms of the Bishop of Winchester The diocese of Winchester is one of the oldest and most important in England. ... Events Aelfheah (St. ... lfric, called the Grammarian (c. ...

At the sack of Canterbury by the Danes in 1011, Alphege was captured and kept in prison for seven months. Refusing to allow a ransom to be paid, he was murdered at Greenwich, Kent (now London), reputedly on the site of St Alfege's Church there, on 19 April 1012. Events Emperor Sanjo ascends to the throne of Japan. ... Greenwich (pronounced grenn-itch , or by the locals) is a town, now part of the south eastern urban sprawl of London, on the south bank of the River Thames in the London Borough of Greenwich. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of the United Kingdom and the largest city of England (strangely, England has no constitutional existence within the United Kingdom, and therefore cannot be said to have a capital). ... St. ...

Death

An account of his death appears in The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of annals narrating the history of the Anglo-Saxons and their settlement in Great Britain. ...

Some sources record the final blow, with the back of an axe, being dealt by one Thrum as an act of kindness by a Christian convert. He was buried in St Paul's Cathedral, whence his body was removed by King Canute to Canterbury, with all the ceremony of a great act of state, in 1023. St Pauls Cathedral from the south St Pauls Cathedral is a cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London, England and the seat of the Bishop of London. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Statistics Population: 42,258 (2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TR145575 Administration District: City of Canterbury Shire county: Kent Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Kent Historic county: Kent Services Police force: Kent Police Ambulance service: South East Coast Post office and... Events The Judge-Governor of Sevilla takes advantage of the disintegration of the caliphate of Córdoba and seizes power as Abbad I, thus founded the Abbadid dynasty. ...

Veneration

Alphege was canonised in 1078. An incised paving slab to the north of the present High Altar of Canterbury Cathedral marks the place where the medieval shrine is believed to have stood. His feast day is 19 April. Events Romanesque church begun at Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain Anselm of Canterbury becomes abbot of Le Bec William the Conqueror ordered the White Tower to be built Births Deaths Categories: 1078 ... Canterbury Cathedral from the southwest. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... Eastern Orthodox shrine Buddhist shrine just outside Wat Phnom. ...

Church dedications include: St Alphege the Martyr in Canterbury (now used as an urban studies centre), St Alfege's Church, Greenwich, the twin churches of St Alphege Whitstable and St Alphege Seasalter (chancel only surviving) and St Alphege in Solihull, the main town of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull. There is also an unexpectedly charming 1930s Catholic church of St Alphege at Oldfield Park, Bath, which is closely modelled on a Roman basilica. Solihull (IPA: , or , or some combination of the two; occasionally ) is a large town in the West Midlands in England with a population of 94,753 [1]. It is a part of the West Midlands conurbation and is located 9 miles (14. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Solihull is a metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. ...

Records

Lives of St. Alphege in prose - which survives - and in verse were written by command of Lanfranc by the Canterbury monk, Osborn (d. c. 1090), who says that his account of the solemn translation to Canterbury in 1023 was received from the dean, Godric, one of Alphege's own scholars. Lanfranc (d. ... This article resolves the various uses of the name Osborne. ... Events Granada captured by Yusuf Ibn Tashfin, King of the Almoravides Beginnings of troubadours in Provence Bejaia becomes the capital of the Algeria Births William of Malmsbury Saint Bernard of Clairvaux Saint Famianus Eliezer ben Nathan of Mainz Deaths Saint Malcoldia of Asti Saint Adalbero Categories: 1090 ...

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Laurentius · Mellitus · Justus · Honorius · Deusdedit · Wighard · Adrian · Theodore · Bertwald · Tatwin · Nothelm · Cuthbert · Bregwin · Jaenbert · Æthelhard · Wulfred · Syred · Feologild · Ceolnoth · Ethelred · Plegmund · Athelm · Wulfhelm · Oda · Aelfsige · Birthelm · Dunstan · Æthelgar · Sigeric · Ælfric · Alphege · Lyfing · Aethelnoth · Edsige · Robert of Jumièges · Stigand EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica, the 11th edition The EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910â€“1911) is perhaps the most famous edition of the EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica. ... The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ... Coat of arms of the Archbishop of Canterbury. ... Arms of the see of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior clergyman of the established Church of England and symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ... Saint Laurence of Canterbury (d. ... Saint Mellitus (d. ... Saint Justus (d. ... Honorius (died September 30, 653) was an Archbishop of Canterbury (627 - 653). ... Saint Deusdedit (d. ... Wighard was a Roman Catholic Saxon priest of the late 7th century. ... Adrian was born in Africa and became Abbot of the monastry at Nerida, in Naples. ... Theodore (602â€“September 19, 690) was the eighth archbishop of Canterbury. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... St Tatwin, or Tatwine was the tenth Archbishop of Canterbury (731-734). ... Saint Nothelm (d. ... Cuthbert of Canterbury is first recorded as the the abbot of Lyminge, from where here was elevated to be the Bishop of Hereford in 736. ... Bregwin served as Archbishop of Canterbury from 759 to 764, being canonized by the Church for his activities. ... Jaenbert was first mentioned to be the abbot of St. ... Saint Ã†thelhard (also Aethelheard or Ethelhard) was archbishop of Canterbury from 793 to 12 May 805. ... Wulfred was Archbishop of Canterbury from 805 to 832. ... Syred was Archbishop of Canterbury in 832. ... Feologild was Archbishop of Canterbury from 832 to 833. ... The Dean of Canterbury, Ceolnoth, became the 17th archbishop when he was consecrated to the Archbishopric on 27th July AD 833. ... Ethelred was Archbishop of Canterbury between 870 and 889. ... Plegmund was Archbishop of Canterbury from 890 to 914. ... Athelm (d. ... Wulfhelm was Archbishop of Canterbury from 923 to 941. ... Oda or Odo (d. ... Aelfsige I (?-959) became Archbishop of Canterbury in 958. ... Dunstan (909â€“May 19, 988) was an Archbishop of Canterbury (961â€“988) who was later canonized as a saint. ... Ã†thelgar, Archbishop of Canterbury, and previously Bishop of Selsey. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Aelfric (also known as Aelfric of Abingdon or Aelfric of Wessex) (d. ... Lyfing (d. ... Æthelnoth (known also as Egelnodus or Ednodus) (died October 29, 1038) was an Archbishop of Canterbury. ... St. ... Robert of JumiÃ¨ges (d. ... Stigand (d. ...

Norman to Reformation
Anselm · Ralph d'Escures · William de Corbeil · Theobald · Thomas Becket · Richard · Baldwin · Reginald Fitz-Jocelin · Hubert Walter · John de Gray · Stephen Langton · Walter d'Eynsham · Richard le Grant · Ralph Neville · John of Sittingbourne · John Blund · Edmund Rich · Boniface · William Chillenden · Robert Kilwardby · Robert Burnell · John Peckham · Robert Winchelsey · Thomas Cobham · Walter Reynolds · Simon Mepeham · John de Stratford · John de Ufford · Thomas Bradwardine · Simon Islip · William Edington · Simon Langham · William Whittlesey · Simon Sudbury · William Courtenay · Thomas Arundel · Roger Walden · Thomas Arundel · Henry Chichele · John Stafford · John Kemp · Thomas Bourchier · John Morton · Thomas Langton · Henry Deane · William Warham Saint Anselm of Canterbury (1033 or 1034 â€“ April 21, 1109) was an Italian medieval philosopher and theologian, who held the office of Archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109. ... Ralph (d. ... William de Corbeil (d. ... Theobald (died April 18, 1161) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1138 to 1161. ... St. ... Richard (d. ... Categories: | ... Reginald Fitz Jocelin was Archbishop of Canterbury in 1191. ... Hubert Walter (died July 13, 1205), chief justiciar of England and archbishop of Canterbury, was a relative of Ranulf de Glanvill, the great justiciar of Henry II, and rose under the eye of his kinsman to an important position in the Curia Regis. ... John de Gray (d. ... Stephen Langton (c. ... Categories: | ... Richard le Grant was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1229 to 1231. ... Ralph Neville (died 1244) served as Lord Chancellor of England (two separate terms) and Bishop of Chichester during the 13th century. ... John of Sittingbourne was Archbishop of Canterbury in 1232. ... John Blund was archbishop of Canterbury during a brief reign (1232). ... Edmund Rich, also known as Saint Edmund or Eadmund of Canterbury, was Archbishop of Canterbury in 1234. ... Boniface of Savoy (ca 1217-July 14, 1270) was the Prior of Nantua, Bishop of Belley and Archbishop of Canterbury. ... Robert Kilwardby (c. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... John Peckham or Pecham (died 1292), was Archbishop of Canterbury in the years 1279-1292. ... Robert Winchelsea (died 1313), archbishop of Canterbury, was probably born at Old Winchelsea. ... Walter Reynolds (d. ... Simon Mepeham was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1328 to 1333. ... John de Stratford (d. ... John de Ufford or John de Offord (died May 2 or June 7, 1349) was chancellorâ€”head of the royal administrationâ€”to Edward III. He held the position of Dean of Lincoln. ... Thomas Bradwardine (c. ... Simon Islip (d. ... William Edington, Winchester Cathedral effigy. ... Simon Langham (d. ... William Whittlesey (or Whittlesea) (d. ... Simon Theobald a. ... William Courtenay (c. ... Thomas Arundel (1353-1414) was Archbishop of Canterbury in 1397 and from 1399 until his death, an outspoken opponent of the Lollards. ... Roger Walden (d. ... Thomas Arundel (1353-1414) was Archbishop of Canterbury in 1397 and from 1399 until his death, an outspoken opponent of the Lollards. ... Henry Chicheley (also Checheley or Chichele) (c. ... John Stafford (died May 25, 1452), English statesman and archbishop of Canterbury. ... John Kemp (c. ... Thomas Bourchier (ca. ... This article is about the 15th century English Bishop, for other uses see John Morton (disambiguation). ... Thomas Langton was Bishop of Winchester and chaplain to Edward IV. In 1483 he was chosen bishop of St Davids; in 1485 he was made bishop of Salisbury and provost of Queens College, Oxford, and he became bishop of Winchester in 1493. ... Henry Deane (c. ... Walliam Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury, by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1527 (Louvre Museum) William Warham (c. ...

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Archibald Campbell Tait (21 December 1811 _ 3 December 1882) was an archbishop of Canterbury. ... Edward White Benson (July 14, 1829 â€“ October 11, 1896) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1882 until his death. ... Frederick Temple (1821-1902), was one of the best-loved holders of the title of Archbishop of Canterbury, which he held from 1896 until his death. ... Randall Thomas Davidson, by Leslie Ward, 1901. ... Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth (1864-1945) was Archbishop of York (1908-1928) and Archbishop of Canterbury (1928-1942). ... William Temple (15 October 1881 â€“ 26 October 1944), Archbishop of Canterbury (1942â€“1944) was the second son of Archbishop Frederick Temple (1821-1902). ... Geoffrey Worth Fisher, Baron Fisher of Lambeth (May 5, 1887 â€“ September 15, 1972) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1945 to 1961. ... Archbishop Ramsey (left) meets Pope Paul VI. 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The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Rowan Douglas Williams, DPhil, DD, FBA, (born 14 June 1950) is the 104th and current Archbishop of Canterbury, metropolitan of the province of Canterbury, Primate of All England and head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ...

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