Alphege (954–1012): A Saint for His Time and for Our Time

The following has been adapted from talks given at St Alphege Church, Solihull; Our Lady and St Alphege Church, Bath; and St Joseph’s Church, Peasedown St John, and to the English Catholic History Association, Winchester Catholic History Society and Prinknash Abbey Book Club. Alphege is one of the o...

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Published in:The Downside review
Main Author: Mercer, Giles (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2020]
In: The Downside review
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages
KBF British Isles
KCA Monasticism; religious orders
KDB Roman Catholic Church
Further subjects:B Downside
B Canterbury
B Alphege
B Bath
B Anglo-Saxon
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Summary:The following has been adapted from talks given at St Alphege Church, Solihull; Our Lady and St Alphege Church, Bath; and St Joseph’s Church, Peasedown St John, and to the English Catholic History Association, Winchester Catholic History Society and Prinknash Abbey Book Club. Alphege is one of the outstanding saints from these lands, Bath’s greatest son, a gifted monastic leader, a radical bishop of Winchester and a self-sacrificing archbishop of Canterbury. He was to be revered throughout pre-Reformation England and beyond. I will make some general points about Alphege’s world, then set out what we know about the life and death of Alphege and finally suggest why he is important for us today.
ISSN:2397-3498
Contains:Enthalten in: The Downside review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0012580620931396