Bishop Ælfheah of Winchester

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Bishop
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Benedictine_monasticism
gptkb:Winchester_Cathedral
gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Church
gptkb:Canterbury
gptkb:Viking_Age_England
gptkb:Christian_martyrs
gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_nobility
Religious texts
Religious ceremonies
Religious reform
Historical documentation
Religious leadership
Religious institutions
Saints of England
Religious conflict
Ecclesiastical politics
Historical figures of the time
Cultural practices of the time
Historical narratives of the period
Historical events of the period
Christian_communities
Christian_traditions
Cultural_heritage_of_England
gptkbp:birthYear c. 954
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Paul's_Cathedral
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Church_of_England
gptkbp:consecrationDate 1006
gptkbp:contemporary Cnut the Great
gptkbp:contribution Promoting_Christianity_in_England
gptkbp:culturalImpact Symbol of resistance against Viking raids
gptkbp:deathYear 1012
gptkbp:depictedIn Art and literature
gptkbp:feastDay 19 April
gptkbp:historicalContext Christianity_in_the_10th_century
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_England
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Martyrdom during Viking invasions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bishop Ælfheah of Winchester
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Christianity
gptkbp:influenced Later_Christian_leaders_in_England
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Alfred_the_Great
gptkbp:influenceOn Christian_monasticism_in_England
gptkbp:knownFor Being a martyr
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Old_English
gptkbp:legacy Patron_saint_of_the_Diocese_of_Winchester
gptkbp:notableEvent Murdered_by_the_Danes
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Bishop_of_Winchester
gptkbp:predecessor Ælfwald
gptkbp:region gptkb:England
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:role Religious leader
gptkbp:successor Wulfsige
gptkbp:title gptkb:Saint
Archbishop_of_Canterbury_(posthumously)
gptkbp:veneratedIn gptkb:Christianity