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Dunstan
[ duhn-stuhn ]
noun
- Saint, a.d. c925–988, English statesman: archbishop of Canterbury 961–978.
- a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “stone hill.”
Dunstan
/ ˈdʌnstən /
noun
- Dunstan, Saint?909988MEnglishRELIGION: prelatePOLITICS: statesmanRELIGION: saint Saint. ?909–988 ad , English prelate and statesman; archbishop of Canterbury (959–988). He revived monasticism in England on Benedictine lines and promoted education. Feast day: May 19
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Dunstan, however, took one fence too many, and got his horse pierced with a hedge-stake.
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It had been noticed for some time past by all members of the household that the Abbot of St. Dunstan seemed ill at ease.
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The great book into which the Chronicle of St. Dunstan was entered was treated with the greatest possible veneration.
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Feeling himself well again, Dunstan repaired to the church to return grateful thanks.
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St. Dunstan was thought by the ignorant people to be in league with infernal spirits.
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