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Dunstan (; 909 – 19 May 988 AD) was an Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey, a Bishop of Worcester, a Bishop of London, and an Archbishop of Canterbury, later canonised as a saint. 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.
Dunstan served as an important minister of state to several English kings. He was the most popular saint in England for nearly two centuries, having gained fame for the many stories of his greatness, not least among which were those concerning his famed cunning in defeating the devil.
Dunstan is a saint and 10th-century Archbishop of Canterbury.
Dunstan may also refer to:
Dunstan was a former parliamentary electorate in the Otago region of New Zealand, from 1871 to 1890.
Dunstan is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Albert Dunstan (1882–1950), former Premier of Victoria
- Darren Dunstan (born 1972), voice actor
- Don Dunstan (1926–1999), former Premier of South Australia
- Donald Dunstan (Australian Governor) (1923-2011), former Governor of South Australia
- Keith Dunstan (1925–2013), journalist and son of William Dunstan
- Ian Dunstan (born 1955), former Footscray ruck-rover
- Priscilla Dunstan, developer of the hypothesis of infant speech patterns, the Dunstan Baby Language
- William Dunstan (1895–1957), recipient of the Victoria Cross