Feast December 3
Saint Birinus
Bishop, patron of Berkshire · Feast December 3
Biography
Birinus was the first Bishop of Dorchester and was known as the "Apostle to the West Saxons" for his conversion of the Kingdom of Wessex to Christianity. He is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and Anglican churches.
Feast day
December 3
Patronage
- Berkshire
- Dorchester
Birth date
600
Death date
3 December 649 or 650
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
12
Wikidata qid
Q741447
Feast day of month
3