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Lives of the Saints
A Light to Lighten the English
Even before he was born, St Dunstan was marked out to lead the English Church and nation to more peaceful times.
by Robert Southey 1774-1843
Candlemas
A February celebration for which the faithful have brought candles to church since Anglo-Saxon times.
The Setting of Edith’s Star
Edith left behind her a distraught Archbishop Dunstan, but also a legacy of love for the suffering.
by Goscelin of Canterbury fl. 1060-1107
St Edith’s Rebuke
King Canute could not believe that his hard-living predecessor Edgar could father a saint.
St Edith’s Thumb
The way Edith kept tracing little crosses with her thumb made a great impression on Archbishop Dunstan.
The Character of St Edith of Wilton
Edith of Wilton may have been the daughter of King, but she did not behave like one in the Abbey or the town.