Swithun (or Swithin; Old English: Swīþhūn; Latin: Swithunus; died 863) was an Anglo-Saxon bishop of Winchester and subsequently patron saint of Winchester...
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Saint Swithin or Swithun (died 862) was an Anglo-Saxon bishop of Winchester, after whom is named a British weather lore proverb. Saint Swithin or variant...
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Saint Swithun has appeared many times in popular culture. Frank Sinatra provided advice to "reluctant pop star" George Michael and referenced St. Swithin's...
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Saint Swithin's Day is the feast day of Saint Swithun (15 July). Saint Swithin's Day may also refer to: St. Swithin's Day (comics), a 1989 story "St Swithin's...
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Winchester Cathedral Priory (redirect from Priory of Saint Swithun)
originally dedicated to the Holy Trinity, and Saint Peter and Saint Paul. A dedication to Saint Swithun, a 9th-century bishop, was added later. Knowles...
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The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Swithun, commonly known as Winchester Cathedral, is the cathedral of the city...
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over the years and Saint Swithun was buried outside it in 862. By the 10th century, the Minster was the priory church of St. Swithun's Priory, a community...
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foundation. The cathedral was dedicated to Saint Swithun, an early Bishop of Winchester and subsequently patron saint of Winchester Cathedral. The church was...
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St Swithun's School is an independent day, weekly and full-boarding school for girls in Winchester, Hampshire. It is named after Saint Swithun, a Bishop...
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to build a church on his land. The resulting church was dedicated to Saint Swithun. The tower of the present church dates from the 15th century, but between...
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country family, and was christened with the name of the local saint and bishop Swithun. He was the youngest of the five or six sons of Thomas Wells of...
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enlarged as a centre of the cult of the 9th century Bishop of Winchester, Saint Swithun. The three minsters were the home of what architectural historian John...
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Cathedral, which was built between 1200 and 1230 to house a shrine for Saint Swithun. They are usually heavily decorated, as in the case of the cathedral...
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Godelieve (redirect from Saint Godelina)
like that of Saint Swithun in England and Saint Medard in France, connected with the weather. She is thus considered one of the "weather saints". A monastery...
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was eventually declared a saint. As a result of the miracles attributed to him, and his elevation to sainthood, Swithun's shrine in Winchester became...
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St Swithun's Church is a Grade II listed church in the town of Bournemouth, England. The church was a product of the Revd. Alexander Morden Bennett's...
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York, was sent to Saint Swithun's Priory (today Winchester Cathedral Priory) in order to give birth there. Born at Saint Swithun's Priory on the night...
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number of politically prominent Englishmen, notably the 9th century Saint Swithun and medieval magnates including William of Wykeham and Henry of Blois...
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Gervasius and Protasius (redirect from Saint Gervase and Saint Protase)
rain will follow"). Thus, as with the cults of Saint Swithun, Saint Medard, the Seven Sleepers, and Saint Godelieve, that of Sts Gervasius and Protasius...
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Combe, Berkshire (section St Swithun's Church)
is on an east–west alignment. The Church of England parish church of Saint Swithun is Norman, with the nave dating from the second half of the 12th century...
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Edgar, King of England (category 10th-century Christian saints)
supported the Old Minster, Winchester, which had the body of Saint Swithun. In 971, the saint's body was translated from its tomb in the grounds to one inside...
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next to the chapel. Winchester Cathedral, England. Associated with Saint Swithun Penrhys, Wales In the medieval period the area became an important pilgrimage...
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– Saints John Fisher, bishop and Thomas More, martyrs – Feast (eW) 15 July – Saint Bonaventure, bishop and Doctor of the Church; or Saint Swithun, bishop...
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Benedictional of St Æthelwold (redirect from Benedictional of Saint Aethelwold)
between those dates. The benediction for the Feast of St. Swithun mentions miracles performed by Swithun, which lead H. A. Wilson to conclude that the benediction...
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Polydore Plasden (category English Roman Catholic saints)
1591, he was captured by priest hunter Richard Topcliffe at the house of Swithun Wells on Gray's Inn Lane, a centre of hospitality for recusants, where...
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Forty Martyrs of England and Wales (category 16th-century Christian saints)
John Wall O.F.M Saint Henry Walpole Saint Margaret Ward Saint Augustine Webster O.Cart Saint Swithun Wells Saint Eustace White Following beatifications...
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held notable lands in Crookham of (under) the Prior and Convent of Saint Swithun, Winchester. During this time, one of the family saw a confirmation...
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St Swithun upon Kingsgate is a Church of England church in Winchester, Hampshire, England, built in the Middle Ages in the Early English style. Located...
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the 21st century. 971 15 July – the planned removal of the body of Saint Swithun during the re-building of Winchester Cathedral is delayed by 40 days...
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St. Svithun's Church (Stavanger) (redirect from St Swithun's church, Stavanger)
Stavanger, Norway. The church is dedicated to St Swithun of Winchester. St Swithun is the Patron saint of Stavanger, and the Stavanger Cathedral of the...
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