# 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
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Born:** 600
- **Died:** 0650-12-03
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 50.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 16.4 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 14.7 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 100.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 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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