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Detail of A Stained Glass Window of Saint Alphege of Winchester At The Clerestory of Great Saint MaryS Church Cambridge England Date And Artist Unknown Photographed By Brother Lawrence Lew Op
Detail of A Stained Glass Window of Saint Alphege of Winchester At The Clerestory of Great Saint MaryS Church Cambridge England Date And Artist Unknown Photographed By Brother Lawrence Lew Op

Saint Alphege of Winchester

Also known as: Alphege the Martyr; Alphege of Canterbury; Alfege…; Alphage…; Alphege…; Alphegus…; Elphege…; Godwine…; Ælfheah…; Aelfheah…; Elfego…; Elfege…

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

April 19

Died

April 1, 19

Canonized

1078 by Pope Saint Gregory VII

Biography

Saint Alphege of Winchester, also known as Alphege the Martyr, Alphege of Canterbury, and various other names, was born in 954 in Weston, Somerset, England. He came from a noble background but chose to renounce his privileged life and become a monk at Deerhurst Abbey in Gloucestershire. After spending time as a monk and anchorite, Alphege eventually became the abbot at Bath Abbey....

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