Birinus
7th-century Bishop of Dorchester / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the moth, see Birinus (moth).
Birinus (also Berin, Birin; c. 600 – 3 December 649 or 650) was the first Bishop of Dorchester[1] and was known as the "Apostle to the West Saxons" for his conversion of the Kingdom of Wessex to Christianity. He is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and Anglican churches.
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Birinus | |
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Bishop of Dorchester | |
Appointed | before 634 |
Term ended | 3 December 649 |
Predecessor | diocese established |
Successor | Agilbertus |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 600 |
Died | 3 December 649 or 650 Dorchester, Wessex (England) |
Sainthood | |
Feast day | 3 December (Catholic) 4 September (Anglican) |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Anglican Communion |
Attributes | Bishop, sometimes baptising a king |
Patronage | Berkshire; Dorchester |
Shrines | Dorchester Abbey, now destroyed. Small parts survive. Modern replica now in place. (Or Winchester Cathedral, now destroyed.) |
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