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Saint Birinus

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Saint Birinus Famous memorial

Birth
Death
3 Dec 650 (aged 49–50)
Dorchester, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
Burial
Dorchester, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England Add to Map
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A German, he became a priest in Rome, then Bishop in Genoa, Italy. He was sent by Pope Honorius I as a missionary to Britain in AD634 and the following year converted King Cynegils of Wessex to Christianity.
A German, he became a priest in Rome, then Bishop in Genoa, Italy. He was sent by Pope Honorius I as a missionary to Britain in AD634 and the following year converted King Cynegils of Wessex to Christianity.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Aug 10, 1998
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3377/birinus: accessed ), memorial page for Saint Birinus (600–3 Dec 650), Find a Grave Memorial ID 3377, citing Dorchester Abbey, Dorchester, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England; Maintained by Find a Grave.