Alphege of Wells
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For other uses, see Ælfheah.
Alphege (or Ælfheah) was the third Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Wells. He was consecrated in January 926, and died around 937.[1][2]
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Alphege of Wells | |
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Bishop of Wells | |
Appointed | 926 |
Term ended | c. 937 |
Predecessor | Wulfhelm |
Successor | Wulfhelm II |
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Consecration | January 926 |
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Died | c. 937 |
Denomination | Christian |
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At the start of the reign of King Æthelstan in 924, Alphege was a member of his household, one of his mass priests, who were probably responsible for looking after his relics. Early in Æthelstan's reign, Alphege witnessed his manumission of a slave called Ealdred, and he also attested a charter on the day of Æthelstan's coronation, 4 September 925. He was appointed Bishop of Wells in succession to Wulfhelm, who had been translated to the Archbishopric of Canterbury.[3]