Alfege of Canterbury
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Alfege of Canterbury was an Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury and martyr, known for his piety and for being killed by Viking raiders in the early 11th century.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alfege of Canterbury canonical | 1 |
| Alphege of Canterbury | 1 |
| Ælfheah of Canterbury | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Saxon bishop
ⓘ
Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ Christian saint ⓘ human ⓘ martyr ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Alfege of Canterbury
ⓘ
surface form:
Alphege of Canterbury
Saint Alfege ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Alphege
Alfege of Canterbury ⓘ
surface form:
Ælfheah of Canterbury
|
| appointedBy |
Æthelred the Unready
ⓘ
surface form:
King Æthelred the Unready
|
| birthDate | c. 953 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kingdom of Wessex
ⓘ
surface form:
Wessex
|
| canonizationStatus | saint ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution by Viking raiders ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathDate | 19 April 1012 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Greenwich ⓘ |
| endTime | 1012 (as Archbishop of Canterbury) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Anglo-Saxon ⓘ |
| feastDay | 19 April ⓘ |
| givenName | Alfege ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
archbishop
ⓘ
bishop ⓘ monk ⓘ |
| honouredIn |
Church of England liturgical calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Church of England calendar of saints
|
| knownFor |
being martyred by Viking raiders
ⓘ
piety ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Old English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath |
killed by Viking raiders
ⓘ
martyrdom ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
captured by Vikings during raid on Canterbury
ⓘ
refused to allow ransom to be paid for his release ⓘ |
| notableWork | reform of monastic life in his dioceses ⓘ |
| patronage |
St Alfege Church
ⓘ
surface form:
St Alfege Church, Greenwich
|
| placeOfBurial | Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Archbishop of Canterbury
ⓘ
Bishop of Winchester ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Christianity ⓘ |
| startTime |
1006 (as Archbishop of Canterbury)
ⓘ
c. 984 (as Bishop of Winchester) ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ælfheah of Canterbury
this entity surface form:
Alphege of Canterbury