Ælfheah of Canterbury?

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   Ælfheah (954 – 19 April 1012), sometimes called Alphege (also spelt "Alfege"), was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Winchester, later Archbishop of Canterbury. He became an anchorite before being elected abbot of Bath Abbey. His piety and sanctity led to his promotion to the episcopate, and eventually to his becoming archbishop. Ælfheah furthered the cult of St Dunstan and also encouraged learning. He was captured by Viking raiders in 1011 and killed by them the following year, after refusing to allow himself to be ransomed. Ælfheah was canonized as a saint in 1078. Thomas Becket, a later Archbishop of Canterbury (and himself canonized), prayed to him just before his own slaying in Canterbury Cathedral.

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