Alfege Biography

Birth of Alfege

Appointed Bishop of Winchester, as a result of a vision sent to St Dunstan

Becomes the 29th Archbishop of Canterbury

A miracle is reported, a wooden Danish oar dipped in Alfeges blood had sprouted, as a result, his body is taken to St Pauls Cathedral in the city of London

At a feast on Easter Day Alfege is bludgeoned with ox bones and the hafts of their axes until one of the Danes,out of compassion, kill him by a single blow to the head with his axe.

Held for six months, a ransom of œ3,000 is demanded, nowing that his people are unable to afford this huge sum, Alfege refuses to let them pay, and the captors carry out their threat to kill him.

"He who dies for Justice dies for God", these words are engraved on a slab just in front of the Sanctuary of St Alfege Church, at the very place where he was martyred.

A miracle is reported, a wooden Danish oar dipped in Alfege's blood had sprouted, as a result, his body is taken to St Pauls Cathedral in the city of London

At a feast on Easter Day Alfege is bludgeoned with ox bones and the hafts of their axes until one of the Danes, out of compassion, kill him by a single blow to the head with his axe.

Held for six months, a ransom of 3,000 pounds is demanded, knowing that his people are unable to afford this huge sum, Alfege refuses to let them pay, and the captors carry out their threat to kill him.

Held for six months, a ransom of œ3,000 is demanded, nowing that his people are unable to afford this huge sum, Alfege refuses to let them pay, and the captors carry out their threat to kill him

Alefe's ransom is too high and his captors carry out their threat to kill him

Alfege is held for six months, a ransom is demanded

Held for six months, a ransom is demanded, knowing that his people are unable to afford this huge sum, Alfege refuses to let them pay, and the captors carry out their threat to kill him

Alfege is held for six months, a ransom is demanded

The Kent coast is raided by Danish pirates, they besiege Canterbury

The Kent coast is subject to raids from Danish pirates, and in 1011 they besiege to the City of Canterbury

The Kent coast is subject to raids from Danish pirates, and in 1011 they besiege to the City of Canterbury. Alfege, betrayed by one of his own monks, is captured and taken in one of their ships round the Kent coast and up the River Thames to Greenwich

The anniversary of Alfeges martyrdom (St Alfeges Day) is 19 April

Alfeges body is moved by King Canute to Canterbury Cathedral and placed beneath the North side of the High Altar; a memorial slab now marks the spot where his tomb was

Alfeges body is moved by King Canute to Canterbury Cathedral and placed beneath the North side of the High Altar; a memorial slab now marks the spot where his tomb was

Lanfranc and Anselm remember Alfeges last known words, to the Danish cries of "Give us gold", he had replied, "The gold I give you is the Word of God". Alfege is canonized, two churchmen, Archbishop Lanfranc and St Anselm agree that sainthood had been achieved in the cause of divine justice

Alfege is canonized, two churchmen, Archbishop Lanfranc and St Anselm agree that sainthood had been achieved in the cause of divine justice