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'Saint Alphege the Bald' is the commonly used named for 'Ælfheah the Bald' (d. 12 March 951), the first Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Winchester of that name.

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Life

He may have been a relative of Saint Dunstan. He certainly began his career as a monk at the court of King Athelstan and was made Bishop of Winchester in 934.Powicke ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 257 He was an early mover towards the monastic reforms of the next generation and was tutor of Saint Aethelwold. He died on 12 March 951 and was buried in Old Minster in Winchester. He was subsequently revered as a saint.Walsh ''A New Dictionary of Saints'' p. 28

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References

★ Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde ''Handbook of British Chronology'' 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961

★ Walsh, Michael ''A New Dictionary of Saints: East and West'' London: Burns & Oates 2007 ISBN 0-8601-2438-X

See Also

★ List of bishops of Winchester

External Links

★ Catholic Online Saints and Angels: Alphege