Saint Wulfstan

English bishop
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Also known as: Saint Wulstan
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Also spelled:
Wulstan
Born:
c. 1008, Long Itchington, near Warwick, Eng.
Died:
Jan. 19/20, 1095, Worcester

Saint Wulfstan (born c. 1008, Long Itchington, near Warwick, Eng.—died Jan. 19/20, 1095, Worcester) was the bishop of Worcester from 1062, the last surviving English holder of a bishopric after the Norman Conquest (1066). He ended the capture and sale of slaves at Bristol, rebuilt the cathedral at Worcester, helped compile Domesday Book (the record of William I the Conqueror’s survey of England), and was noted for his preaching and personal asceticism. Educated at Benedictine abbeys, he joined the Benedictine monastery at Worcester. He was respected as bishop for his able administration, and he frequently served as adviser to King ...(100 of 93 words)