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Dunstan
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Dun·stan  (dnstn), Saint 924-988.
English prelate. As bishop of Winchester (957) and archbishop of Canterbury (959-978) he attempted to integrate the Danes and the English as a nation.

Dunstan [ˈdʌnstən]
n
(Biographies / Dunstan, Saint (?909-988) M, English, RELIGION: prelate, POLITICS: statesman, RELIGION: 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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