Saint Wulsin of Sherborne

Also known as

• Wulsin of Shireburn
• Ultius of….
• Vulsin of….
• Wulfsin of….
• Wulfsige of….

Memorial

• 8 January

Profile

Benedictine monk. Spiritual student and close confidant of Saint Dunstan of Canterbury. Named by Dunstan c.960 to be superior of the restored Benedictine community at Westminster, England. Abbot of Westminster in 980. Bishop of Sherborne, England in 993; continued to serve as abbot. Rebuilt and revitalized the Church in Sherborne, and established a Benedictine monastery in his diocese. Several of his letters have survived the centuries.

Died

• 8 January 1002 of natural causes
• relics translated to Sherborne, England c.1050

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Wulsin of Sherborne“. Saints.SQPN.com. 8 January 2013. Web. 19 June 2013. <>