Dunstan
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Dunstan was an English bishop and Benedictine monk. 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.
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Dunstan playing his harp as the Devil is paying a visit
Possibly Dunstan praying before Christ
Remains of the choir of Glastonbury Abbey church
King Eadwig's reign was marred by conflicts with his family and with Dunstan.
Theological manuscript from Glastonbury Abbey (Bodleian Library):Abbot Dunstan ordered the writing of this book.
Dunstan shoeing the Devil's hoof, as illustrated by George CruikshankReligious Figures from United Kingdom 6
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Dunstan was an English bishop and Benedictine monk. 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. His 11th-century biographer Osbern, himself an artist and scribe, states that Dunstan was skilled in "making a picture and forming letters", as were other clergy of his age who reached senior rank.
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