Swithun

Also known as Swithin, Saint Swithun, Saint Swithin, St. Swithin

Swithun (or Swithin; ; ; died 2 July 863) was an Anglo-Saxon bishop of Winchester and subsequently patron saint of Winchester Cathedral. His historical importance as bishop is overshadowed by his reputation for posthumous miracle-working.

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It sits within the topics 800s births, 863 deaths and 9th-century Christian saints.

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Saint.honorific_prefix: Saint
Saint.name: Swithun
Saint.feast_day: 2 July (Norway)15 July (England)
Saint.venerated_in: Catholic ChurchAnglican CommunionEastern Orthodox Church
Saint.image: St Swithun, Benedictional of Æthelwold, London, BL, Ms Add. 19598, Fol 90V.jpg
Saint.imagesize: 200px
Saint.caption: Portrait of St Swithun in the Benedictional of St Æthelwold, c. 970s
Saint.death_place: Winchester, Hampshire
Saint.titles: Bishop of Winchester
Saint.attributes: Bishop, holding a bridge, broken eggs at his feet
Saint.patronage: Hampshire; Winchester; Southwark; the weather
Saint.major_shrine: Winchester Cathedral. Parts survive in cathedral museum. Also modern replacement shrine.

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of Wessex
Place of birth: Hampshire
Place of death: Winchester
Occupation: Catholic bishop
Position held: diocesan bishop
Religion: Catholic Church
Image: St Swithun, Benedictional of Æthelwold, London, BL, Ms Add. 19598, Fol 90V.jpg
Religious order: Benedictines

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place of burial: Winchester Cathedral
date of birth: 0800-00-00
date of death: 0862-07-02
Commons category: Swithun
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
canonization status: saint
feast day: July 15
consecrator: Ceolnoth
subject has role: bishop

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Contents

Biography
In legend
Veneration
Patronage
Legacy
Proverb
See also
References
Notes
Bibliography
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==Biography== Swithun was Bishop of Winchester from his consecration on 30 October 852 until his death on 2 July 863. However, he is scarcely mentioned in any document of his own time. His death is entered in the Canterbury manuscript of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (MS F) under the year 861. He is recorded as a witness to nine charters, the earliest of which (S 308) is dated 854.

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