- Alphege the Bald
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name =Alphege the Bald
religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of Winchester
Title =Bishop of Winchester
Period = 934–951
Predecessor =Byrnstan
Successor =Ælfsige I
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date of death =March 12 951
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issues=Saint Alphege the Bald is the commonly used name for Ælfheah the Bald (died
12 March 951 ), the first Anglo-SaxonBishop of Winchester of that name.Life
He may have been a relative of Saint
Dunstan . He certainly began his career as amonk at the court of King Athelstan and was made Bishop of Winchester in 934.Powicke "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 257] He was an early mover towards the monastic reforms of the next generation and was tutor of Saint Aethelwold. He died on12 March 951 and was buried in Old Minster inWinchester . He was subsequently revered as asaint .Walsh "A New Dictionary of Saints" p. 28]ee also
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List of bishops of Winchester Notes
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-XExternal links
* [http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=1277 Catholic Online Saints and Angels: Alphege]
* [http://www.pase.ac.uk/pase/apps/persons/CreatePersonFrames.jsp?personKey=7393 Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England entry for Ælfheah]Persondata
NAME=Alphege the Bald
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Ælfheah
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Bishop of Winchester, Saint
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DATE OF DEATH=March 12, 951
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