Aelfsige
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| Aelfsige | |
| Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| Enthroned | {{{began}}} |
|---|---|
| Ended | 959 |
| Predecessor | Oda |
| Successor | Birthelm |
| Consecration | 959 |
| Born | unknown |
| Died | 959 the Italian Alps |
| Buried | Italian Alps |
For the 11th century Bishop of Winchester, see Aelfsige II.
Aelfsige I (or Ælfsige) (fl. 951-959) was Bishop of Winchester before he became archbishop of Canterbury in 959.
[edit] Life
He succeeded Saint Aelfheah, also called Alphege the Bald, as Bishop of Winchester in 951.[1]
In 958 he was translated from the see of Winchester to become archbishop of Canterbury.[2]
Aelfsige died of cold in the Alps as he journeyed to Rome to be given his pallium by Pope John XII.[3] In his place King Edwy nominated Birthelm, bishop of Wells.
His will survives, and shows that Aelfsige was married,[4] with a son Godwine of Worthy, who died in 1001 fighting against the Vikings.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology, Third Edition, revised, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 223. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology, Third Edition, revised, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 214. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- ^ Ortenberg, Veronica "The Anglo-Saxon Church and the Papacy" in Lawrence, C. H. (ed.) The English Church & the Papacy in the Middle Ages p. 49
- ^ Stafford, Pauline Unification and Conquest: A Political and Social History of England in the Tenth and Eleventh Centuries London: Edward Arnold 1989 ISBN 0-7131-6532-4 p. 58
- ^ Yorke, Barbara "Ælfsige (d. 959)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press, 2004 Online Edition accessed November 7, 2007
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| Roman Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ælfheah I |
Bishop of Winchester 951–959 |
Succeeded by Beorhthelm of Winchester |
| Preceded by Oda the Severe |
Archbishop of Canterbury 958–959 |
Succeeded by Birthelm of Wells |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aelfsige |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Archbishop of Canterbury; Bishop of Winchester |
| DATE OF BIRTH | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | 959 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Alps |
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