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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.

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Appointed
before 634
Attributes
Bishop, sometimes baptising a king
Born
c. 600 Francia[citation needed]
Consecration
by Asterius of Milan
Died
3 December 649 or 650 Dorchester, Wessex (England)
Feast day
3 December (Catholic) 4 September (Anglican)

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Birinus

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Edges42
Triples62
Avg. degree1.95
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related to Life and ministry · 28
Birinus → After Augustine, Asterius, At, Benedictine, Birinus Dorchester-on-Thames, Birinus's, Britain, But, Canterbury, Christian, Cynegils, During Birinus's, England, Frank, Genoa, Hamwic, He, In, Mercians, Northumbria
related to Veneration · 17
Birinus → Berinsfield, Church, December, Dorchester, Eastern Orthodox Church, England, His, In, Oxfordshire, Pope Pius IX, Redlynch, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Martyrology, September, The Catholic, Wiltshire, Winchester
see also · 5
Birinus → Church, Didcot, Lantfred, Morgan's ValeSt Birinus School, St Birinus
Appointed · 1
Birinus → before 634
Attributes · 1
Birinus → Bishop, sometimes baptising a king
Born · 1
Birinus → c. 600 Francia[citation needed]
Consecration · 1
Birinus → by Asterius of Milan
Died · 1
Birinus → 3 December 649 or 650 Dorchester, Wessex (England)
Feast day · 1
Birinus → 3 December (Catholic) 4 September (Anglican)
Patronage · 1
Birinus → Berkshire; Dorchester

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church wessex dorchester bishop catholic december roman now cynegils st churches also feast eastern orthodox anglican first west window died

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BirinusAppointedbefore 6341.00infobox
BirinusAttributesBishop, sometimes baptising a king1.00infobox
BirinusBornc. 600 Francia[citation needed]1.00infobox
BirinusConsecrationby Asterius of Milan1.00infobox
BirinusDied3 December 649 or 650 Dorchester, Wessex (England)1.00infobox
BirinusFeast day3 December (Catholic) 4 September (Anglican)1.00infobox
BirinusPatronageBerkshire; Dorchester1.00infobox
BirinusPredecessordiocese established1.00infobox
BirinusShrinesDorchester Abbey, now destroyed. Small parts survive. Modern replica now in place. (Or Winchester Cathedral, now destroyed.)1.00infobox
BirinusSuccessorAgilbertus1.00infobox
BirinusTerm ended3 December 6491.00infobox
BirinusVenerated inRoman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Anglican Communion1.00infobox

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