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© Vlada Marinković, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0.
Two British spies look out over war-torn Belgrade, and find the inspiration they need to go on with their dangerous mission.
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Even before he was born, St Dunstan was marked out to lead the English Church and nation to more peaceful times.
By the circle of Andrey Rublev (1408), via the Russian State Museum in St Petersburg and Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
A February celebration for which the faithful have brought candles to church since Anglo-Saxon times.
© Derek Harper, Geograph. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
Edith left behind her a distraught Archbishop Dunstan, but also a legacy of love for the suffering.
By Ivan Aivazovsky (1817–1900), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
King Canute could not believe that his hard-living predecessor Edgar could father a saint.
The way Edith kept tracing little crosses with her thumb made a great impression on Archbishop Dunstan.