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Also known as
- Birinus of Genoa
- Apostle of Wessex
- Berin of….
- Birin of….
Profile
Ordained in Rome, Italy. Bishop in Genoa, Italy. Sent by Pope Honorius I as a missionary to Britain in 634. Preached with the pagan West Saxons where he had great success, converting King Cynegils and many of his subjects. Bishop of Dorchester, England. Founded many churches in the region, and known for a great devotion to the Eucharist.
Born
- 3 December 650 at Dorchester, England of natural causes
- buried in Dorchester, Oxfordshire, England
- relics at Winchester Cathedral in 686
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Brittania Biographies
- Catholic Encyclopedia
- Catholic Online
- Heiligen 3s
- New Catholic Dictionary
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
MLA Citation