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|SaintName=Saint Ælfheah of Canterbury | |SaintName=Saint Ælfheah of Canterbury | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=April 19 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Weston, Hampshire, Kingdom of England (now England) | |SaintBirthPlace=Weston, Hampshire, Kingdom of England (now England) | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=51.0000, -1.0000 | |SaintBirthCoordinates=51.0000, -1.0000 | ||
|DeathPlace=Greenwich, Kingdom of England (now London, England) | |DeathPlace=Greenwich, Kingdom of England (now London, England) | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=51.4833, -0.0000 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=51.4833, -0.0000 | ||
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|NotableLabel4=Regional dedication | |NotableLabel4=Regional dedication | ||
|NotableCoordinates4=52.4100, -1.7800 | |NotableCoordinates4=52.4100, -1.7800 | ||
| | |AssociatedCountries=England | ||
| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Archdiocese of Canterbury]] | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|Canonizer=Early Church | |Canonizer=Early Church | ||
|Profession=Bishop; archbishop; martyr | |Profession=Bishop; archbishop; martyr | ||
|Patronage=Canterbury; kidnapped children; convulsion in children; against gout | |Patronage=Canterbury; kidnapped children; convulsion in children; against gout | ||
|Attributes=Axe; crozier; head in hands | |Attributes=Axe; crozier; head in hands | ||
|PrimaryShrine=Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, England | |PrimaryShrine=Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, England | ||
|AdditionalVeneration=Church of England | |AdditionalVeneration=Church of England | ||
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'''Saint Ælfheah of Canterbury''' (Old English: ''Ælfhēah''; c. 953 – 19 April 1012), also known as '''Saint Alphege''' or '''Elphege''', was an Anglo-Saxon bishop of Winchester and archbishop of Canterbury who was martyred by Danish invaders for refusing ransom, becoming the first canonical martyr of Canterbury.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Alphege |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=1278 |website=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-15}}</ref> According to contemporary chronicles like the ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'' and William of Malmesbury's ''Gesta Pontificum Anglorum'', Ælfheah, born of noble stock in Weston, Hampshire, was educated at the Benedictine monastery of Bath under St. Dunstan, becoming a monk at Glastonbury Abbey around 970 and abbot of Bath by 963.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ælfheah of Canterbury |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86lfheah_of_Canterbury |website=Wikipedia |access-date=2025-11-15}}</ref> Consecrated bishop of Winchester in 984, he succeeded Æthelwold in fostering monastic reform, then elected archbishop of Canterbury in 1006 amid Viking raids, where he emphasized almsgiving and refused to flee despite threats.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Alphege |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05394a.htm |website=New Advent |access-date=2025-11-15}}</ref> Captured during the 1011 siege of Canterbury by Thorkell the Tall, he was held for ransom but martyred on 19 April 1012 when stoned and axed by drunken Danes, his death inspiring conversions like Thorkell's. | '''Saint Ælfheah of Canterbury''' (Old English: ''Ælfhēah''; c. 953 – 19 April 1012), also known as '''Saint Alphege''' or '''Elphege''', was an Anglo-Saxon bishop of Winchester and archbishop of Canterbury who was martyred by Danish invaders for refusing ransom, becoming the first canonical martyr of Canterbury.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Alphege |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=1278 |website=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-15}}</ref> According to contemporary chronicles like the ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'' and William of Malmesbury's ''Gesta Pontificum Anglorum'', Ælfheah, born of noble stock in Weston, Hampshire, was educated at the Benedictine monastery of Bath under St. Dunstan, becoming a monk at Glastonbury Abbey around 970 and abbot of Bath by 963.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ælfheah of Canterbury |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86lfheah_of_Canterbury |website=Wikipedia |access-date=2025-11-15}}</ref> Consecrated bishop of Winchester in 984, he succeeded Æthelwold in fostering monastic reform, then elected archbishop of Canterbury in 1006 amid Viking raids, where he emphasized almsgiving and refused to flee despite threats.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Alphege |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05394a.htm |website=New Advent |access-date=2025-11-15}}</ref> Captured during the 1011 siege of Canterbury by Thorkell the Tall, he was held for ransom but martyred on 19 April 1012 when stoned and axed by drunken Danes, his death inspiring conversions like Thorkell's. | ||