Birinus
Birinus (also Berin, Birin; c. 600 – 3 December 649 or 650) was the first Bishop of Dorchester 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.
Saint Birinus | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Dorchester | |
Stained glass window of Birinus at Dorchester Abbey | |
| 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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