Alfege of Canterbury
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Alfege of Canterbury was an Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury and martyr, known for his piety and for being killed by Viking raiders in the early 11th century.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alfege of Canterbury canonical | 1 |
| Alphege of Canterbury | 1 |
| Ælfheah of Canterbury | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2238143 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Alfege of Canterbury Context triple: [St Alfege Church, namedAfter, Alfege of Canterbury]
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A.
Saint Edmund Rich, Archbishop of Canterbury
Saint Edmund Rich, Archbishop of Canterbury, was a 13th-century English church leader and theologian renowned for his piety, scholarship, and conflicts with royal authority over the rights of the Church.
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B.
Justus of Canterbury
Justus of Canterbury was a 7th-century Christian missionary and bishop, one of the early leaders of the Gregorian mission who helped establish the Church in Anglo-Saxon England.
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C.
Bishop William Van Mildert
Bishop William Van Mildert was a 19th-century Anglican bishop and theologian, notable as the last Prince-Bishop of Durham and a key figure in the establishment of Durham University.
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D.
Saint Richard of Chichester
Saint Richard of Chichester was a 13th-century English bishop renowned for his piety, reform of clerical life, and the popular prayer attributed to him.
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E.
Odo of Cluny
Odo of Cluny was a 10th-century Benedictine monk and influential second abbot of Cluny who played a key role in advancing monastic reform across medieval Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Alfege of Canterbury Target entity description: Alfege of Canterbury was an Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury and martyr, known for his piety and for being killed by Viking raiders in the early 11th century.
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A.
Saint Edmund Rich, Archbishop of Canterbury
Saint Edmund Rich, Archbishop of Canterbury, was a 13th-century English church leader and theologian renowned for his piety, scholarship, and conflicts with royal authority over the rights of the Church.
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B.
Justus of Canterbury
Justus of Canterbury was a 7th-century Christian missionary and bishop, one of the early leaders of the Gregorian mission who helped establish the Church in Anglo-Saxon England.
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C.
Bishop William Van Mildert
Bishop William Van Mildert was a 19th-century Anglican bishop and theologian, notable as the last Prince-Bishop of Durham and a key figure in the establishment of Durham University.
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D.
Saint Richard of Chichester
Saint Richard of Chichester was a 13th-century English bishop renowned for his piety, reform of clerical life, and the popular prayer attributed to him.
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E.
Odo of Cluny
Odo of Cluny was a 10th-century Benedictine monk and influential second abbot of Cluny who played a key role in advancing monastic reform across medieval Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Saxon bishop
ⓘ
Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ Christian saint ⓘ human ⓘ martyr ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Alfege of Canterbury
ⓘ
surface form:
Alphege of Canterbury
Saint Alfege ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Alphege
Alfege of Canterbury ⓘ
surface form:
Ælfheah of Canterbury
|
| appointedBy |
Æthelred the Unready
ⓘ
surface form:
King Æthelred the Unready
|
| birthDate | c. 953 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kingdom of Wessex
ⓘ
surface form:
Wessex
|
| canonizationStatus | saint ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution by Viking raiders ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathDate | 19 April 1012 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Greenwich ⓘ |
| endTime | 1012 (as Archbishop of Canterbury) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Anglo-Saxon ⓘ |
| feastDay | 19 April ⓘ |
| givenName | Alfege ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
archbishop
ⓘ
bishop ⓘ monk ⓘ |
| honouredIn |
Church of England liturgical calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Church of England calendar of saints
|
| knownFor |
being martyred by Viking raiders
ⓘ
piety ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Old English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath |
killed by Viking raiders
ⓘ
martyrdom ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
captured by Vikings during raid on Canterbury
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refused to allow ransom to be paid for his release ⓘ |
| notableWork | reform of monastic life in his dioceses ⓘ |
| patronage |
St Alfege Church
ⓘ
surface form:
St Alfege Church, Greenwich
|
| placeOfBurial | Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Archbishop of Canterbury
ⓘ
Bishop of Winchester ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Christianity ⓘ |
| startTime |
1006 (as Archbishop of Canterbury)
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c. 984 (as Bishop of Winchester) ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
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Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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Subject: Alfege of Canterbury Description of subject: Alfege of Canterbury was an Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury and martyr, known for his piety and for being killed by Viking raiders in the early 11th century.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.