Dunstan - Wikipedia 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
Saint Dunstan of Canterbury | Monastic Reforms, Reforming Church . . . Saint Dunstan of Canterbury (born 924, near Glastonbury, Eng —died May 19, 988, Canterbury; feast day May 19) was an English abbot, celebrated archbishop of Canterbury, and a chief adviser to the kings of Wessex, who is best known for the major monastic reforms that he effected
St. Dunstan - Saints Angels - Catholic Online Dunstan has been called the reviver of monasticism in England He was a noted musician, played the harp, composed several hymns, notably Kyrie Rex splendens, was a skilled metal worker, and illuminated manuscripts
Who Was St. Dunstan - St. Dunstans Episcopal Church Dunstan (909 – 19 May 988) was an abbot of Glastonbury Abbey, a bishop of Worcester, a bishop of London, and an archbishop of Canterbury, later canonized as a saint His work restored monastic life in England and reformed the English Church
St Dunstan biography - Britain Express The life of St Dunstan, advisor to Anglo-Saxon kings and leader of scholarly and monastic reform in 10th century England
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Dunstan - NEW ADVENT Archbishop and confessor, and one of the greatest saints of the Anglo-Saxon Church; b near Glastonbury on the estate of his father, Heorstan, a West Saxon noble His mother, Cynethryth, a woman of saintly life, was miraculously forewarned of the sanctity of the child within her
Dunstan, Saint | Catholic Answers Encyclopedia Dunstan, Saint, archbishop and confessor, one of the greatest saints of the Anglo-Saxon Church; b near Glastonbury on the estate of his father, Heorstan, a West Sax-on noble His mother, Cynethryth, a woman of saintly life, was miraculously forewarned of the sanctity of the child within her
Dunstan of Canterbury, Monk and Archbishop 19 May 988 With the active support of King Edgar, Dunstan re-established monastic communities at Malmesbury, Westminster, Bath, Exeter, and many other places Around 970 he presided at a conference of bishops, abbots, and abbesses, which drew up a national code of monastic observance, the Regularis Concordia
Who was St. Dunstan? Learn more about St Dunstan, the former Archbishop of Canterbury
St. Dunstan - FaithND St Dunstan is one of the foundational saints for the English Church; many of England’s oldest churches are named after him and, throughout the centuries, the British people have written many stories about his holiness