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Saint Dunstan. Dunstan was Archbishop of Canterbury from 960 to 978 and was canonised soon after his death, becoming the favourite saint of the English until he was supplanted 200 years later by Thomas Becket. Dunstan was buried in Canterbury Cathedral but his tomb was destroyed during the Reformation. Saint Thomas Becket
Saint Dunstan of 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. Of noble birth, Dunstan was educated by Irish monks and visitors at Glastonbury.
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History. St Dunstan’s church was founded in the 10th century in the small settlement of St Dunstan’s without Westgate, on the main route to London and Whitstable. It was rededicated in 1030 to St Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury 959-988, who was canonised that year.
25 de mai. de 2023 · His devotion to the church, reforms and scholarship would continue until his death in 988. He was subsequently buried at Canterbury Cathedral and a few decades later in 1029 was formally canonised, thus becoming Saint Dunstan as a recognition of all his work. His popularity as a saint would continue long after he was gone.
22 de fev. de 2018 · Dunstan (b. c . 909–d. 988) was a person of central importance in the life of church and state in 10th-century England. He grew up near the ancient shrine of Glastonbury in Somerset and may have been related to the royal family.
St Dunstan (910-988) Archibishop, Craftsman, Statesman. Dunstan was born around 910 in Somerset, and as a boy studied under Irish monks at Glastonbury. He showed early promise in terms of both scholarship and handicrafts, and at a young age became a priest. Over a long career – he died in Canterbury in 988 in his late 70s – Dunstan served ...
