# Birinus

> 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.

*British bishop*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/birinus

## Identity
- **Born:** 600
- **Died:** 0650-12-03
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.5 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 14.7 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 40.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Birinus](https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birinus)
- [بيرينوس](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B3)
- [Бірын](https://be_x_old.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%96%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%BD)
- [Birinus](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birinus)
- [Birinus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birinus)
- [Birino de Dorchester](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birino_de_Dorchester)
- [Birinus](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birinus)
- [Birin de Dorchester](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birin_de_Dorchester)
- [Birinus](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birinus)
- [Birino di Dorchester](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birino_di_Dorchester)
- [Birinus](https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birinus)
- [Birinus (missionaris)](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birinus_(missionaris))
- [Birinus](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birinus)
- [Birinius](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birinius)
- [Birino de Dorchester](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birino_de_Dorchester)
- [Бирин](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BD)
- [Birin](https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birin)
- [Birinus](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birinus)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q741447)

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