Sunday, December 11, 2011

SAINT WULSIN




St. Wulsin
Feastday: January 8
1002

Wulsin Jan 8 + 1002. A monk whom St Dunstan loved as a son and made Abbot of Westminster in 980. In 993 he became Bishop of Sherborne.

Wulsin (d. 1002) + Benedictine bishop and monk also called Ultius and Vulsin. A disciple of St. Dunstan, he was named by the saint to serve as superior over the restored community of Westminster, England, circa 960, and eventually became abbot in 980. In 993 he was named bishop of  Sherborne, although he remained abbot of Westminster. Feast day: January 8.

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