Feast May 19
Saint Dunstan
Bishop, patron of Blacksmiths · Feast May 19
Biography
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.
Feast day
May 19
Patronage
- Blacksmiths
- goldsmiths
- locksmiths
- musicians
- silversmiths
- bellringers
- Charlottetown
- Canada
- Stepney
Birth date
909
Death date
19 May 988 (aged about 79)
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
1029
Feast month
5
Wikidata qid
Q332130
Feast day of month
19
