"Saint Swithun" redirects here. For other uses, see Saint Swithun (disambiguation).
"Saint Swithin's Day" redirects here. For other uses, see Saint Swithin's Day (disambiguation).
Saint
Swithun
Portrait of St Swithun in the Benedictional of St Æthelwold, c. 970s
Bishop of Winchester
Born
c. 800 possibly Hampshire
Died
(863-07-02)2 July 863 Winchester, Hampshire
Venerated in
Roman Catholic Church Anglican Communion Eastern Orthodox Church
Major shrine
Winchester Cathedral. Parts survive in cathedral museum. Also modern replacement shrine.
Feast
2 July (Norway) 15 July (England)
Attributes
Bishop, holding a bridge, broken eggs at his feet
Patronage
Hampshire; Winchester; Southwark; the weather
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