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26th OCTOBER: ST ALFRED THE GREAT
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1. St Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons, was born around 849 - the fifth son of the king.
Having become king himself on 23 April 871, Danish invaders posed a severe threat #StAlfredTheGreat #Oct26 #UK #England #SaintOfTheDay
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1. St Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons, was born around 849 - the fifth son of the king.
Having become king himself on 23 April 871, Danish invaders posed a severe threat #StAlfredTheGreat #Oct26 #UK #England #SaintOfTheDay
2. but he managed to establish Saxon supremacy.
Alfred improved the quality of life of his subjects: he issued laws, restored and founded monasteries, including Shaftesbury Abbey.
A patron of the arts, literature and other Church matters, he was loved in his #medievaltwitter
Alfred improved the quality of life of his subjects: he issued laws, restored and founded monasteries, including Shaftesbury Abbey.
A patron of the arts, literature and other Church matters, he was loved in his #medievaltwitter
3. realm.
His wife, St Elswith, whom he married in 868, bore him five children, St Ethelgiva of Shaftesbury was one of them.
He translated Bede’s Ecclesiastical History into Anglo-Saxon, as well as the Pastoral Rule and Dialogues of Pope St Gregory the Great.
#KingAlfred
His wife, St Elswith, whom he married in 868, bore him five children, St Ethelgiva of Shaftesbury was one of them.
He translated Bede’s Ecclesiastical History into Anglo-Saxon, as well as the Pastoral Rule and Dialogues of Pope St Gregory the Great.
#KingAlfred
