Back Dūnstān ANG دونستان ARZ Дунстан Byelorussian Данстан BE-X-OLD Dunstan Catalan Dunstan z Canterbury Czech Dunstan von Canterbury German Dunstano Esperanto Dunstán Spanish Dunstan Basque
Dunstan | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Canterbury | |
 Possible self-portrait; detail from the Glastonbury Classbook | |
| Installed | 959 |
| Term ended | 988 |
| Predecessor | Byrhthelm |
| Successor | Æthelgar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 909 |
| Died | 19 May 988 (aged about 79) Canterbury, England |
| Buried | Canterbury Cathedral |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 19 May |
| Venerated in | |
| Canonized | 1029 |
| Attributes | Man holding a pair of smith's tongs; with a dove hovering near him; with a troop of angels before him |
| Patronage | Blacksmiths; goldsmiths; locksmiths; musicians; silversmiths; bellringers; Charlottetown, Canada; Stepney |
| Shrines | Canterbury Cathedral (but also claimed by Glastonbury Abbey), both destroyed |
Dunstan[a] (c. 909 – 19 May 988),[2] was an English bishop and Benedictine monk. He was successively Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey, Bishop of Worcester, Bishop of London and Archbishop of Canterbury, later canonised.[3] His work restored monastic life in England and reformed the English Church. His 11th-century biographer Osbern, himself an artist and scribe, states that Dunstan was skilled in "making a picture and forming letters", as were other clergy of his age who reached senior rank.[4]
Dunstan served as an important minister of state to several English kings. He was the most popular saint in England for nearly two centuries, having gained fame for the many stories of his greatness, not least among which were those concerning his famed cunning in defeating the Devil.
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