Saint Birinus Saints People Christianity

St. Birinus, or Berin, was the first bishop of Dorchester. He is called the Apostle of Wessex because of his missionary efforts among the West Saxons. He died 3 December, 650.

• Britannia: St. Birinus - Biography of the missionary bishop.
• St. Birinus (Berin) - Confessor, first Bishop of Dorchester, Apostle of Wessex, d. 650. Article in the Catholic Encyclopedia.
• Catholic Online: St. Birinus - Short biography.

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