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Coordinates: 51.4770°N 0.0058°W. St Alfege Church is an Anglican church in the centre of Greenwich, part of the Royal Borough of Greenwich in London. It is of medieval origin and was rebuilt in 1712–1714 to the designs of Nicholas Hawksmoor . Early history. Thomas Tallis depicted in the Church.
- Iglesia de San Alfegio (Greenwich)
La iglesia de San Alfegio, (en inglés, Saint Alfege's...
- Iglesia de San Alfegio (Greenwich)
St Alfege Church was the first London church designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, and many key historical figures in Greenwich's royal, maritime and scientific history have close links with the site including Henry Vlll, Thomas Tallis, General James Wolfe and John Flamsteed.
Few church dedications to him are known, with most of them occurring in Kent and one each in London and Winchester; as well as St Alfege's Church in Greenwich, a nearby hospital (1931–1968) was named after him. In Kent, there are two 12th-century parish churches dedicated to St Alphege at Seasalter and Canterbury.
- Archbishop holding an axe
- Greenwich; Solihull; kidnap victims
- 1078, Rome, by Pope Gregory VII
Listing. Christianity in Greenwich goes back to 968, and a church has stood on the traditional site of the martyrdom of St Alfege since 1012. In his sixth year as Archbishop of Canterbury, Alfege was taken hostage by Viking raiders and murdered on 13 April. A new church was built around 1290.
Address. Greenwich Church Street. Greater London. SE10 9BJ. View map. It was the first church built between 1712 and 1718 under the Fifty New Churches Act of 1711, and the first complete church project undertaken by Nicholas Hawksmoor, one of England’s most original and significant architects.
Saint Alfege was the Archbishop of Canterbury and was taken prisoner by Danish raiders in 1011 and brought to Greenwich as a hostage. He was martyred on 19 April 1012 on the spot where our church now stands. He was originally buried in St Paul’s Cathedral.
