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'''Dunstan''', (909 – 988) English cleric and scholar, later abbot, bishop and archbishop, was [[England]]’s most revered [[saint]] until the canonisation of [[Thomas Becket]] in the twelfth century. There has been some discussion on the year of his birth, however the [[Anglo-Saxon Chronicle]] states baldly at the end of its entry for AD 909: “St. Dunstan was born.”

'''Dunstan''', (909 – 988) English cleric and scholar, later abbot, bishop and archbishop, was [[England]]’s most revered [[saint]] until the canonisation of [[Thomas Becket]] in the twelfth century. There has been some discussion on the year of his birth, however the [[Anglo-Saxon Chronicle]] states baldly at the end of its entry for AD 909i: “St. Dunstan was born.”

He was related to the [[Wessex]] royal family.  He was born near [[Glastonbury]] and received his early education at the abbey there before taking up duties at the court of king [[Athelstan]]. Following Athelstan’s death in 939 he became a friend and advisor to the young king [[Edmund]]. An unexpected recovery from a serious illness turned him to God; he was ordained in 943. He was made abbot at Glastonbury abbey - at that time, like most abbeys in England, badly run down after decades of Viking incursions -  and began rebuilding a monastic community.  

He was related to the [[Wessex]] royal family.  He was born near [[Glastonbury]] and received his early education at the abbey there before taking up duties at the court of king [[Athelstan]]. Following Athelstan’s death in 939 he became a friend and advisor to the young king [[Edmund]]. An unexpected recovery from a serious illness turned him to God; he was ordained in 943. He was made abbot at Glastonbury abbey - at that time, like most abbeys in England, badly run down after decades of Viking incursions -  and began rebuilding a monastic community.