Person

Birinus

Bishop of Dorchester

b. 600 CE – d. 649 CE World The Atlantic Lands

Birinus (c. 600 – 649), venerated as a saint, is the first Bishop of Dorchester, and the "Apostle to the West Saxons" for his conversion of the Kingdom of Wessex to Christianity.

Moran, J. (2017). Birinus. History Atlas. Retrieved 5 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/birinus/

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