Ælfheah of Canterbury, English archbishop and saint (born 954)

Ælfheah of Canterbury

Archbishop of Canterbury from 1006 to 1012

Ælfheah, more commonly known today as Alphege, was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Winchester, later Archbishop of Canterbury. He became an anchorite before being elected abbot of Bath Abbey. His reputation for piety and sanctity led to his promotion to the episcopate and, eventually,…