Ælfheah
E871823
Ælfheah was an Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury and martyr venerated as a saint in the Christian tradition.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alphege | 1 |
| Ælfheah canonical | 1 |
| Ælfheah of Canterbury | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10501133 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ælfheah Context triple: [Saint Alfege, alsoKnownAs, Ælfheah]
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A.
Dunstan
Dunstan was a 10th-century English Benedictine monk, abbot, and archbishop who played a leading role in the monastic and ecclesiastical reform of the English Church.
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B.
Aelbert of York
Aelbert of York was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon scholar and churchman, notable as a leading teacher at the York school and mentor to the influential intellectual Alcuin of York.
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C.
Ealhmund of Kent
Ealhmund of Kent was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon king of Kent, chiefly known as the father of Egbert, who later became king of Wessex and the first king to effectively rule much of England.
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D.
Ceolred of Mercia
Ceolred of Mercia was an early 8th-century king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia, known for his turbulent reign and association with the royal Iclingas dynasty.
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E.
Cuthberht of Mercia
Cuthberht of Mercia was a member of the Mercian royal family in early medieval England, known primarily as a son of King Coenwulf of Mercia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ælfheah Target entity description: Ælfheah was an Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury and martyr venerated as a saint in the Christian tradition.
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A.
Dunstan
Dunstan was a 10th-century English Benedictine monk, abbot, and archbishop who played a leading role in the monastic and ecclesiastical reform of the English Church.
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B.
Aelbert of York
Aelbert of York was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon scholar and churchman, notable as a leading teacher at the York school and mentor to the influential intellectual Alcuin of York.
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C.
Ealhmund of Kent
Ealhmund of Kent was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon king of Kent, chiefly known as the father of Egbert, who later became king of Wessex and the first king to effectively rule much of England.
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D.
Ceolred of Mercia
Ceolred of Mercia was an early 8th-century king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia, known for his turbulent reign and association with the royal Iclingas dynasty.
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E.
Cuthberht of Mercia
Cuthberht of Mercia was a member of the Mercian royal family in early medieval England, known primarily as a son of King Coenwulf of Mercia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Saxon bishop
ⓘ
Christian saint ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alfege
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alphege NERFINISHED ⓘ Elphege NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedAsArchbishopOfCanterbury | 1006 ⓘ |
| archdiocese | Archdiocese of Canterbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Paul’s Cathedral, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | pre-congregation saint ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed by Viking raiders ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 19 April 1012 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Greenwich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diocese | Diocese of Winchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1012 as Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ |
| era |
early 11th century
ⓘ
late 10th century ⓘ |
| feastDay |
19 April
ⓘ
25 April (some calendars) ⓘ |
| givenName | Ælfheah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix |
Saint
ⓘ
St. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Old English ⓘ |
| laterBurialPlace | Canterbury Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath |
execution
ⓘ
martyrdom ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being killed during Viking captivity at Greenwich
ⓘ
refusing to allow ransom to be paid for his release ⓘ |
| occupation |
archbishop
ⓘ
bishop ⓘ |
| partOf | Anglo-Saxon Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Archbishop of Canterbury
ⓘ
Bishop of Winchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Ælfric of Abingdon as Archbishop of Canterbury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Æthelwold of Winchester as Bishop of Winchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Christianity ⓘ |
| startTime |
1006 as Archbishop of Canterbury
ⓘ
c. 984 as Bishop of Winchester ⓘ |
| successor |
Lyfing as Archbishop of Canterbury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ælfwine of Winchester as Bishop of Winchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ælfheah Description of subject: Ælfheah was an Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury and martyr venerated as a saint in the Christian tradition.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Alphege
this entity surface form:
Ælfheah of Canterbury