Saint Wulfstan | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Worcester | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:St_John_in_Bed_stained_glass_2.jpg) Stained glass depicting Wulfstan in the Church of St John in Bedwardine, St John's, Worcester | |
| Appointed | 1062 |
| Term ended | 20 January 1095 |
| Predecessor | Ealdred |
| Successor | Samson |
| Other post(s) | Prior of Worcester |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 8 September 1062 by Ealdred |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1008 Long Itchington, Warwickshire, Kingdom of England |
| Died | 20 January 1095 (aged around 86) Worcester, Worcestershire, Kingdom of England |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 19 January |
| Venerated in | |
| Canonized | 14 May 1203 by Pope Innocent III |
| Attributes | Bishop |
| Patronage | Peasants, vegetarians and dieters |
| Shrines | Worcester Cathedral (destroyed) |
Wulfstan (c. 1008 – 20 January 1095) was an English Benedictine monk who served as Bishop of Worcester from 1062 to 1095.[a] He was the last surviving pre-Conquest bishop. Wulfstan is a saint in the Western Christian churches.
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