Birinus
Bishop of Dorchester
Years: 600 - 649
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.
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.