St Birinus, probably a monk of St Andrew’s Benedictine Monastery on the Caelian Hill in Rome, was ordered by Pope Honorius I to England in 634 AD to convert the West Saxons. A year later he landed at Southampton. He succeeded in converting Cynegils, the West Saxon king. The latter gave St Birinus Dorchester-upon-Thames, as his episcopal see. St Birinus died in 650 AD. Some 30 years later, his remains were moved to Winchester Cathedral. His gold and silver shrine was destroyed at the Reformation in the 16th century.
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The remarkable restoration of St Birinus, Dorchester-upon-Thames
st birinus, probably a monk of st andrew’s benedictine monastery on the caelian hill in rome, was ordered by pope honorius i to england in 6...
Michael Hodges
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