Swithin
or Swith·un
Saint, died a.d. 862, English ecclesiastic: bishop of Winchester 852?–862.
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How to use Swithin in a sentence
On the left are seen St. Swithun's Buildings, designed in happy harmony with the older structure.
Oxford | Robert Peel and H. C. MinchinA very beautiful iron grille that once protected the shrine of St. Swithun now covers a door on the north side of the nave.
Wanderings in Wessex | Edric HolmesBut the monks of St. Swithun's refused to obey the royal order, and Henry sought to obtain his object from the pope.
The History of England | T.F. ToutHe seems to have moved the bodies of Swithun and other 103saints to a more suitable resting-place than they had hitherto enjoyed.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester | Philip Walsingham SergeantA figure representing S. Swithun seems once to have stood in a niche at the apex of the gable of the west front.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester | Philip Walsingham Sergeant
British Dictionary definitions for Swithin
Swithun
/ (ˈswɪðɪn, ˈswɪθ-) /
Saint. died 862 ad, English ecclesiastic: bishop of Winchester (?852–862). Feast day: July 15
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