Canterbury, Dunstan of, Saint
Canterbury, Dunstan of, Saint
Confessor, Archbishop of Canterbury , born Glastonbury, England , c.925; died Canterbury , England , 988 . He was the son of Heorstan, a Wessex nobleman, and was educated at Glastonbury by the Irish monks. King Eadmund made him Abbot of Glastonbury, 944 , where he rebuilt the abbey , introduced the Benedictine Rule, and established a school which became famous. Kings Eadred and Eadgar intrusted much of the government to him; the latter appointed him to the sees of Worcester and London and in 960 to Canterbury . As primate he was the virtual ruler of the kingdom and promulgated reforms in Church and State. With the accession of King Ethelred the Unready, 978 , he retired to Canterbury . Patron of goldsmiths, locksmiths, armorers, blacksmiths, and musicians. His tomb, discovered at Canterbury , 1506 , by Archbishop Warham, was destroyed during the Reformation. Feast , 19 May .