Saint Birinus
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Saint Birinus was a 7th-century missionary bishop credited with converting the Kingdom of Wessex to Christianity and is venerated as a saint in the Catholic and Anglican traditions.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican saint
ⓘ
Christian missionary ⓘ bishop ⓘ saint ⓘ |
| activeIn | 7th century ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Pope Honorius I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dorchester-on-Thames
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of the West Saxons NERFINISHED ⓘ Winchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baptized | King Cynegils of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | pre-congregation saint ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
Church of England calendar of saints
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Martyrology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consecratedAsBishopIn | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| converted | King Cynegils of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfMission | Kingdom of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creditedWith | conversion of the Kingdom of Wessex to Christianity ⓘ |
| diocese | Diocese of Dorchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feastDay | 3 December ⓘ |
| hasCultCenter |
Dorchester Abbey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Winchester Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariantName |
Berin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Birinius NERFINISHED ⓘ Birinus of Dorchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| liturgicalColorOnFeast | white ⓘ |
| missionField | West Saxons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | mission to the West Saxons ⓘ |
| patronage | Diocese of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial |
Dorchester Abbey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Winchester Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Dorchester-on-Thames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Bishop of Dorchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Anglo-Saxon England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thames Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sentBy | Pope Honorius I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| title | Apostle of the West Saxons ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.