Ælfheah the Bald explained

Ælfheah the Bald
Religion:Christian
Bishop of Winchester
Appointed:934 or 935
Ended:12 March 951
Predecessor:Byrnstan
Successor:Ælfsige I
Consecration:934 or 935
Birth Name:Ælfheah
Death Date:12 March 951
Buried:Old Minster in Winchester
Feast Day:12 March

Ælfheah the Bald is the commonly used name for Ælfheah (died 12 March 951), the first English Bishop of Winchester of that name. He is sometimes known as Alphege, an older translation of his Old English name.

Life

Ælfheah may have been a relative of Dunstan.[1] He certainly began his career as a monk at the court of King Athelstan of England and was made Bishop of Winchester in 934 or 935 .[2] He was an early mover towards the monastic reforms of the next generation and was tutor of Aethelwold. He died on 12 March 951[2] and was buried in Old Minster in Winchester. He was subsequently revered as a saint.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Toke, Leslie. "St. Dunstan." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 5. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. 24 May 2013 . Newadvent.org . 1909-05-01 . 2018-09-18.
  2. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 223
  3. Walsh A New Dictionary of Saints p. 28