Saint Dunstan
Appearance
Dunstan | |
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![]() Dunstan shoeing the Devil's hoof, as illustrated by George Cruikshank | |
Archbishop of Canterbury | |
Born | 909 Baltonsborough, Somerset, England |
Died | May 19, 988 (aged c. 80) Canterbury, England |
Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church[1] Roman Catholic Church Anglican Communion |
Canonized | 1029 |
Major shrine | Canterbury Cathedral (but also claimed by Glastonbury Abbey), both now destroyed |
Feast | May 19 |
Attributes | gold cup; pincers; man holding a pair of smith's tongs; with a dove hovering near him; with a troop of angels before him |
Patronage | armourers; blacksmiths; blind people; Charlottetown, Canada; gold workers; goldsmiths; jewellers; lighthouse keepers; locksmiths; musicians; silver workers; silversmiths; swordsmiths |
Dunstan (909–May 19, 988) was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 960 to 988. He was canonized (made a saint) in 1029. He became famous for the many stories told about his dealing with the Devil.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Ὁ Ἅγιος Δουνστάνος Ἀρχιεπίσκοπος Καντουαρίας. 19 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. (in Greek)
Other websites
[change | change source]- Early British Kingdoms: St. Dunstan
- Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Dunstan
- The True Legend of St. Dunstan and the Devil by Edward G. Flight, illustrated by George Cruikshank, published in 1871, and available from Project Gutenberg
- Early British Kingdoms: St. Dunstan enshrined at Glastonbury or Canterbury?