History
Dunstan was Archbishop of Canterbury from 960 to 978 and was canonised soon after his death, becoming the favourite saint of the English until he was supplanted by Thomas Becket. He was buried in Canterbury Cathedral but his tomb was destroyed during the Reformation.
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