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|SaintName=Saint Alfred the Great | |SaintName=Saint Alfred the Great | ||
|SaintStage=Saint (in Anglican and Orthodox traditions) | |SaintStage=Saint (in Anglican and Orthodox traditions) | ||
| | |FeastDay=October 26 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Wantage, Berkshire, Wessex (now England) | |SaintBirthPlace=Wantage, Berkshire, Wessex (now England) | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=51.5292, -1.4279 | |SaintBirthCoordinates=51.5292, -1.4279 | ||
|DeathPlace=Winchester, Wessex (now England) | |DeathPlace=Winchester, Wessex (now England) | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=51.0615, -1.3103 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=51.0615, -1.3103 | ||
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| | |AssociatedCountries=England | ||
| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Winchester]] | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|Canonizer=Early English Church | |Canonizer=Early English Church | ||
|SaintMiracle1=Traditional accounts of victories attributed to his piety | |SaintMiracle1=Traditional accounts of victories attributed to his piety | ||
|Profession=King; scholar; warrior | |Profession=King; scholar; warrior | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Anglo-Saxon Christian | |ReligiousAffiliation=Anglo-Saxon Christian | ||
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|PrimaryShrine=Winchester Cathedral, England | |PrimaryShrine=Winchester Cathedral, England | ||
|AdditionalVeneration=Anglican Communion; Eastern Orthodox Church | |AdditionalVeneration=Anglican Communion; Eastern Orthodox Church | ||
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'''Saint Alfred the Great''' (849–899) was King of Wessex from 871 to 899 and King of the Anglo-Saxons from c. 886, celebrated for defending England against Viking invasions, promoting education, and legal reforms, earning veneration primarily in the Anglican Communion and Eastern Orthodox Church, though not formally canonized in the Roman Catholic tradition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_the_Great|title=Alfred the Great|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> Born in Wantage, Berkshire, as the youngest son of King Æthelwulf, historical sources like the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle confirm his upbringing in a scholarly court, learning Latin and training in arms; crowned amid crises after brothers' deaths, he won key victories at Edington (878) and unified realms, founding burhs for defense.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alfred-king-of-Wessex|title=Alfred|publisher=Britannica|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> Alfred's translations of Latin works, including Boethius and Gregory the Great, into Old English fostered literacy, with the Alfredian code emphasizing Christian justice.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01214b.htm|title=Alfred the Great|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> | '''Saint Alfred the Great''' (849–899) was King of Wessex from 871 to 899 and King of the Anglo-Saxons from c. 886, celebrated for defending England against Viking invasions, promoting education, and legal reforms, earning veneration primarily in the Anglican Communion and Eastern Orthodox Church, though not formally canonized in the Roman Catholic tradition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_the_Great|title=Alfred the Great|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> Born in Wantage, Berkshire, as the youngest son of King Æthelwulf, historical sources like the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle confirm his upbringing in a scholarly court, learning Latin and training in arms; crowned amid crises after brothers' deaths, he won key victories at Edington (878) and unified realms, founding burhs for defense.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alfred-king-of-Wessex|title=Alfred|publisher=Britannica|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> Alfred's translations of Latin works, including Boethius and Gregory the Great, into Old English fostered literacy, with the Alfredian code emphasizing Christian justice.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01214b.htm|title=Alfred the Great|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> | ||