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  St Alphege
Master Hall issued several writs in protest, and was jailed for several weeks by the Archbishop's Chancellor to prevent his appearance in court, amidst accusations of bribery of the Sheriff.
St Alphege was the church initially allocated for their use, although they soon outgrew this venue, and moved to the Cathedral Crypt.
St Alphege church became redundant in 1982, but had a new lease of life as the Canterbury Urban Studies Centre, later renamed the Canterbury Environment Centre, and was for a short while the home of the KFHS Resource Centre.
www.canterburykfhs.co.uk /st_alphege.htm   (282 words)

  
  Alphege - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alphege was born in Weston in Somerset, of a noble family, but in early life gave up everything to devote himself to his faith.
He was buried in St Paul's Cathedral, whence his body was removed by King Canute to Canterbury, with all the ceremony of a great act of state, in 1023.
Church dedications include: St Alphege the Martyr in Canterbury (now used as an urban studies centre), St Alfege's Church, Greenwich, the twin churches of St Alphege Whitstable and St Alphege Seasalter (chancel only surviving) and St Alphege in Solihull, the main town of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alphege   (500 words)

  
 Alphege
Having assumed the monastic habit in the monastery of Deerhurst, he passed thence to Bath, where he became an anchorite and ultimately abbot, distinguishing himself by his piety and the austerity of his life.
He was buried in St Paul's, whence his body was removed by Canute to Canterbury with all the ceremony of a great act of state in 1023.
Lives of St. Alphege in prose (which survives) and in verse were written by command of Lanfranc by the Canterbury monk Osborn[?] (d.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/al/Alphege.html   (197 words)

  
 St. Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury & Martyr
Alphege (Elphege, Ælfheah) was born about 953, during the second major period of Viking raids against England.
In that same year Alphege brought the newly baptized King Olaf Tryggvason of Norway to a peaceful meeting with King Ethelred, and to his confirmation at Andover.
Alphege, knowing the poverty of his people, refused to pay or let anyone else pay for him.
www.satucket.com /lectionary/Alphege.htm   (294 words)

  
 St. Pachomius Library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Through the influence of St. Dunstan, Alphege was named abbot of Bath (some say he was the first abbot of the monastery) and later (984) bishop of Winchester.
Alphege became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1005 and travelled to Rome to receive the pallium from John XVIII.
Alphege refused to be ransomed for £ 3, 000.
www.voskrese.info /spl/Xalphege.html   (220 words)

  
 St. Alphege   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Alphege was a monk and later a bishop in England when the country was in constant peril from Danish warlords.
In 994 Alphege went on a peacekeeping mission to Denmark and managed to convert a number of warlords.
Many of the prisoners were saved, but Alphege forbid his flock to pay the 3,000 gold crowns the Danes wanted in return for his freedom.
www.homefaith.com /webcal_files/955064655.html   (153 words)

  
 St Alphege - Elvidge Family Web
Alphege, or more properly Aelfheah, was, traditionally, born of a noble family in Weston near Bath (Somerset), about the year AD 953.
King Aethelred the sent Alphege and the Ealdorman, Ethelward, to visit Olaf there and request him to confer with the English King; and they brought the Norwegian to Andover, where Aethelred was then residing.
He removed the body of St. Alphege to Canterbury Cathedral, where it was laid in a noble tomb, near the high altar, and the cathedral was enriched by many costly gifts from the King and Queen.
www.elvidge.co.uk /alphege.htm   (818 words)

  
 Informat.io on Alphege
Saint Alphege (Ælfheah) (954 - April 19 1012), Archbishop of Canterbury, came of a noble family, but in early life gave up everything to devote himself to his faith.
An incised paving slab to the north of the present High Altar of Canterbury Cathedral marks the place where the mediaeval shrine is believed to have stood.
Dedications include: St. Alphege the Martyr, Canterbury (now used as an urban studies centre), St Alfege's Church, Greenwich, the twin churches of St. Alphege Whitstable and St. Alphege Seasalter (chancel only surviving) and St Alphege in Solihull, the main town of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull.
www.informat.io /?title=Alphege   (425 words)

  
 apr_2001_newsletter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
But St. Dunstan, the Archbishop of Canterbury (and a relative), called Alphege from this solitary life first to be the abbot of Bath Abbey, and then to become Bishop of Winchester in the year 984.
As an indication of changed attitudes and a sign of reconciliation, King Cnut gave permission for the translation of St. Alphege’s relics (in 1023) to Canterbury, where they were re-buried near the high altar in the Cathedral, and many came to venerate.
The Church has held that, in God’s plan, St. Alphege was a holy martyr, who in life as well as untimely and cruel death, showed charity, pity, and steadfast faith in the saving mercy of God.
members.aol.com /FrNicholas/apr_2001.htm   (2208 words)

  
 St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church, Succasunna, New Jersey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Alphege, bishop of Winchester, and Kinsage, bishop of Lichfield were also kinsmen.
On October 21, 957, Dunstan was consecrated Bishop of Worcester by Oda, Archbishop of Canterbury.
There is still a church, St. Dunstan's, Stepney, in the east-side of London which claims to have been built by Dunstan when he was bishop.
www.dioceseofnewark.org /stdunstan-succasunna/stdunstan_bio.htm   (1137 words)

  
 British Choirs on the Net - Alphabetical Choir list St
St John's College Choir, Cambridge St John's College, Cambridge, has a distinguished tradition of religious music and, since the 1670s, has possessed a College Choir whose main duty is singing the daily services in the College Chapel during the University Term.
St Martin-in-the Fields Parish Choir, Trafalgar Square, London The Choir of St Martin-in-the-Fields is a mixed voluntary choir which performs to a professional standard and enjoys a high profile.
St Peter and St Paul's Church Choir, Tring, Hertfordshire We are a choir of all ages and varying skills and our main function is to sing at the main Sunday service each week throughout the year.
www.choirs.org.uk /St.html   (3684 words)

  
 St Peter Bushey Heath - St George's Chapel
At 3pm on the 3rd of July 1921, the Foundation Stone was laid to a new Memorial Chapel by General Phipps Hornby VC CB CMG, later to be dedicated to St George and named ‘The Warriors’ Chapel’.
Her first window was a war memorial in Hampstead Parish Church and on the basis of that design she was asked to complete the windows for the Anglican Cathedral in Khartoum, Sudan.
The first service in the chapel took place on the 1st November 1921 although it was not officially consecrated until the 5th February 1922 by the Bishop of St Albans, the Rt Revd Bishop Lander.
www.stpeterbusheyheath.org.uk /section/30   (525 words)

  
 St. Alphege of Canterbury (Aelfheah Archbishop of Canterbury), Feast 19 April [Known also as Godwine or Æfheah ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Alphege of Canterbury (Aelfheah Archbishop of Canterbury), Feast 19 April [Known also as Godwine or Æfheah (Elphege)]
So Alphege persuaded him to enter into a peace whereby he would confirm Olaf and King Aethelred adopt him as his son, and pay what is now called the Danegeld.
He removed the body of St. Alphege to Canterbury Cathedral, at which time it was discovered to be incorrupt, and where it was laid in a noble tomb, near the high altar, and the cathedral was enriched by many costly gifts from the King and Queen.
www.reu.org /public/saints/ALPHEGE.HTM   (957 words)

  
 St. Alphege.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Alphege is no longer utilized as a church.
In addition, as tends to happen when people become familiar and comfortable with their normal routine, I think you will find that some of these families continued to use the church after the move by members of the main congregation to the Cathedral.
Therefore, for those who wanted to use a church in their immediate neighbourhood, St. Alphege was the perfect choice.
digiserve.com /peter/st_al.htm   (231 words)

  
 Descendants of Thomas Bishop - pafg07.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Arthur Rust Bishop (Robert, Samuel, Samuel, Isaac, Thomas, Thomas) was born 17 Nov 1820 in 6 Brewhouse Lane, Greenwich, Kent and was christened 17 Dec 1820 in St. Alphege, Greenwich, Kent.
Robert Charles Bishop was born 28 Nov 1858 in 98 New Church St, Bermondsey, Surrey and was christened 2 Oct 1863 in St.James, Bermondsey, Surrey.
Katharine Bishop (Robert, Samuel, Samuel, Isaac, Thomas, Thomas) was born 6 Mar 1829 in 6 Brewhouse Lane, Greenwich, Kent and was christened 3 Apr 1829 in St. Alphege, Greenwich, Kent.
www.espinet.freeserve.co.uk /pafhtmd/bishop/pafg07.htm   (4414 words)

  
 Britannia Biographies: Aelfheah (alias Alphege), Archbishop of Canterbury
Britannia Biographies: Aelfheah (alias Alphege), Archbishop of Canterbury
Amongst them was Archbishop Alphege, who had remained at his post to reassure his people.
By his countrymen, Alphege was justly esteemed a martyr and pilgrims flocked to his side.
www.britannia.com /bios/abofc/aelfheah.html   (856 words)

  
 St. Dunstan Catholic School   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
In 1977 the kindergarten classroom was completed and St. Dunstan became a K through 8 Catholic Elementary School.
St. Dunstan Catholic School seeks to assist each student to develop a sense of self worth, to become more aware of the dignity of others, and to acquire a sense of responsibility to society.
Dunstan was appointed legate by Pope John XII, and with St. Ethelwold and St. Oswald, restored ecclesiastical discipline, rebuilt many of the monasteries destroyed by the Danish invaders, replaced inept secular priests with monks, and enforced the widespread reforms they put into effect.
www.st-dunstan.org /about_us.html   (1569 words)

  
 Rea Genealogy - pafg44 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Thomas Cushman [Parents] was born 8 Feb 1608 in Canterbury, Kent, England and was christened 8 Feb 1608 in St. Andres's Parish, Canterbury, Kent, England.
She died Jun 1596 in London, England and was buried 23 Jun 1596 in St. Dionis, Backchurch, London, England.
Joan Allerton was born 1580 in St. Dionis, Backchurch, London, England.
members.tripod.com /~GaryR45/pafg44.htm   (646 words)

  
 St Alphege
The St Alphege congregation is seeking new insights into God's purpose for the Church.
By 1200 Solihull was fully established and William de Odingsells, established a moated residence at Hobs Moat, around 2 miles from the centre of Solihull.
So too did his great scheme to rebuild the church of St Alphege which had stood in the centre of the town since c.1190.
www.solihullparish.org.uk /st_alphege.htm   (246 words)

  
 New Page 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The Pre-School prides itself in offering a caring stimulating and safe environment where children are individually valued and their needs are met.
St Alphege Pre-School offers ‘sessional’ (part-time) care and is registered to receive 2 and 3 year olds by the EYDCP (Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership) The school is accredited by the Pre-School Learning Alliance and is inspected by OFSTED (Office for Standards in Education).
St Alphege welcomes children of differing needs and operates an inclusion policy.
www.stalphege-preschool.org.uk /index.htm   (125 words)

  
 St. Alphege
Later, the Norman archbishop Lanfranc suspended the celebration, questioning whether Alphege was actually a martyr for the faith.
The answer, supplied by St. Anselm, was that, like St. John the Baptist, Alphege was a martyr for justice and truth; the feast was then duly restored.
By an act of prescience, St. Thomas Becket, in his last sermon at Canterbury before his murder, praised Alphege as the first Canterbury martyr.
www.hullp.demon.co.uk /SacredHeart/saint/StAlphege.htm   (208 words)

  
 St Alphege School Reunions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
I joined St Alphege Infants in the second year in 1976 and left the junior school in 1981 before going to Tudor Grange School.
I attended St Alphege Infant from 1973, and carried onto the Juniors until 1978.
I went to Cedarhurst in 1959 until I went to St Alphege for a year in 1965.
www.solihull-online.com /stalphege.htm   (678 words)

  
 St. Alphege - Catholic Online
In 984 Alphege assumed the role of abbot of the abbey of Bath, founded by St. Dunstan and by his own efforts.
In 1005 Alphege became the successor to Aleric as the archbishop of Canterbury, receiving the pallium in Rome from Pope John XVIII.
Revered as a martyr, Alphege's remains were placed in St. Paul's Church in London.
www.catholic.org /saints/saint.php?saint_id=1278   (698 words)

  
 St Johns RC School - St Alpheges Site - Bath & North East Somerset Council
The purpose of this document is to ask for your comments on the possible relocation of St John’s Catholic Primary School to St Alpheges, Oldfield Lane and to invite you to attend a public meeting at St Alphege’s Church Hall on 9 June 2005.
Ultimately St Alphege’s was rejected as, amongst other reasons, the site was not big enough on its own to accommodate a school of the size we needed at that time.
Any proposal to build a school at St Alphege’s will need to go through the process of gaining planning permission in the same way as any other development.
www.bathnes.gov.uk /BathNES/learning/Schools/schoolbuildings/StJohnsStAlpheges.htm   (1332 words)

  
 Whitstable St Alphege
Bell wheel serving as coathanger, ex St Margaret's Canterbury with the name plate from the chiming apparatus (S. Goslin) on it.
It was hard enough for the Vicar to consent to the bells without lowering the ringing room floor (but he was "converted" and backed the augmentation of 1973!).
The Tottington bells leave Norfolk for ever on31st January, 1969, to be recast into the back 5 at St Alphege.
kent.lovesguide.com /whitstable_st_alphege.htm   (435 words)

  
 St. Swithun's Shrine at Winchester Cathedral
The pious Swithun, Bishop of Winchester in the mid 9th century was originally buried (862) in a humble grave in the open between the tower of St. Martin and the Cathedral Church of the Old Minster in Winchester.
Swithun's head was taken to Canterbury Cathedral by (St.) Alphege when he was elevated from Bishop of Winchester to Archbishop of Canterbury in 1006.
The last of St. Swithun's Shrines (panels from which are displayed in the Triforium Gallery) is well recorded as having been inaugurated during much celebrating on the Saint's feast day in 1476.
www.britannia.com /church/shrines/sw-shrine.html   (1406 words)

  
 Ofsted – Reports Section
St Alphege Church of England Junior School is a primary school for boys and girls.
St Alphege Church of England Junior School was inspected on 12 Jan 2004.
St Alphege Church of England Junior School inspection report
www.ofsted.gov.uk /reports/index.cfm?fuseaction=summary&id=104092   (261 words)

  
 The Choir of St Alphege Church Solihull
St Alphege Church, Solihull is proud to be one of 80 or so parish churches to have a cathedral style choir
The Choir of St. Alphege Solihull is a fine example of the centuries old tradition of English Choral singing.
This site is designed to provide information and background to our activities - please use the buttons across the top and on the left to see what we're about.
stalphegechoir.users.btopenworld.com   (148 words)

  
 Young People at St Alphege Seasalter, Kent
Here at St Alphege we are pleased to have such a large and growing number of children as part of our family.
To co-ordinate childrens activities and groups within St Alphege we have a Childrens Minister.
For information on any aspect of the childrens or youth groups he can be emailed on Childrens Minister.
www.stalphegeseasalter.org /young-people   (473 words)

  
 Elvidge Family Roots
Aelfheah is also sometimes spelled ELPHEGE, ALPHAGE, or ALPHEGE and was known as "The Elder" or "The Bald." According to a book of English Surnames (source uncertain), St. Alphege's name "survives both in the French pronunciation ELVIDGE and the English ELPHICK." He is credited with restoring monastacism to England.
Aelfheah was a friend of Archbishop St. Dunstan of Canterbury, through whose influence he was named bishop of Winchester in 984.
He was first buried at St. Paul's Cathedral, London, by order of King Canute of Denmark, England, and Norway; his body was removed to Canterbury in 1023 amid great splendour.
www.elvidge.com /roots.htm   (1017 words)

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