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Bookmark or Share- Dunstan - WikipediaDunstan, OSB (c. 909 – 19 May 988) was an English bishop. He was successively Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey, Bishop of Worcester, Bishop of London and Archbishop of Canterbury, later canonised. His work restored monastic life in England and reformed the English Church.
- Dunstan - Baby Name Meaning, Origin, and PopularityThe name Dunstan is a boy's name of English origin meaning "dark stone". A two-syllable surname feel puts this name of an important English saint in the running -- though it could sound like a confused cross between Duncan and Dustin.
- Saint Dunstan of Canterbury - BritannicaSaint 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, Archbishop of Canterbury - Medieval Studies - Oxford ...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 | Encyclopedia.comviews 3,586,825 updated. St. Dunstan. The English monk and archbishop St. Dunstan (ca. 909-988) was a counselor of kings and a respected churchman. He made the English monasteries into centers of religion and culture. Dunstan was born into an important family near Glastonbury in Somerset.
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