Alphege the Bald

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For other uses, see Ælfheah.
Alphege the Bald
Denomination Catholic
Senior posting
See Diocese of Winchester
Title Bishop of Winchester
Period in office 934–951
Predecessor Byrnstan
Successor Ælfsige I
Personal
Date of death March 12, 951
Alphege the Bald
Died March 12, 951
Feast March 12
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Saint Alphege the Bald is the commonly used name for Ælfheah the Bald (d. 12 March 951), the first Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Winchester of that name.

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[edit] Life

He may have been a relative of Saint Dunstan. He certainly began his career as a monk at the court of King Athelstan and was made Bishop of Winchester in 934.[1] He was an early mover towards the monastic reforms of the next generation and was tutor of Saint Aethelwold. He died on 12 March 951[1] and was buried in Old Minster in Winchester. He was subsequently revered as a saint.[2]

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[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b Powicke Handbook of British Chronology p. 257
  2. ^ Walsh A New Dictionary of Saints p. 28

[edit] References

  • Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961
  • Walsh, Michael A New Dictionary of Saints: East and West London: Burns & Oates 2007 ISBN 0-8601-2438-X

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Religious titles
Preceded by
Byrnstan		 Bishop of Winchester
934–951		 Succeeded by
Ælfsige I
Persondata
NAME Alphege the Bald
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ælfheah
SHORT DESCRIPTION Bishop of Winchester, Saint
DATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH March 12, 951
PLACE OF DEATH
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