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Chronicles of a City Church, an Account of the Parish Church of St. Dunstan in the East
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859 edition. Excerpt: ...by the celebrated Grinling Gibbons, and an organ built by Father Smith. This organ was removed at the rebuilding of the Church in 1818. It is now in the Abbey Church of St. Alban's, and is mentioned among Smith's works, in Bimbault and Hopkins's book on "The Organ, its History," &c. Smith received from time to time sums of 10/. each, for cleaning and repairing the organ; and the MS. parish book contains the following memorandum, "Mr. Bernard Smith, organist, dwelleth in...
Dunstan
St Dunstan of Canterbury (909-88) was the central figure in the development of English church and society after the death of King Alfred. The author traces Dunstan’s life beginning with his education at the great monastery of Glastonbury, of which he became abbot. He was a central figure at the court of the kings of Wessex but was banished, partly because of his hostility to King Edwy’s mistresses, and went into exile in Flanders. On the succession of Edgar to the throne, Dunstan was called back to England and appointed Archbishop of Canterbury. During the twenty eight years of his primacy he carried out one of the major developments of the century, the reformation of the monasteries. Th...
Dunstan
St Dunstan of Canterbury (909-88) was the central figure in the development of English church and society after the death of King Alfred. Douglas Dales traces Dunstan's life beginning with his education at the great monastery of Glastonbury of whichhe became abbot. He was a central figure at the court of the kings of Wessex but was banished, partly because of his hostility to the king's mistresses, and went to exile in Flanders. After his return he was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury. During the twenty-eight years of his primacy he carried out one of the major developments of the century, the reformation of the monasteries. This book aims to examine him not merely as a prelate and royal a...
