Birinus

Role: bishop · First appears: A.D. 626–655

Life events

• 635 · Birinus baptized King Cynegils, with Oswald as sponsor.(A.D. 626–655 · 📍 Dorchester)
  • With: Cynegils
  • “This year King Cynegils was baptized by Bishop Birinus at Dorchester; and Oswald, king of the Northumbrians, was his sponsor.”

A.D. 626–655

• pupil: Cynegils “This year King Cynegils was baptized by Bishop Birinus at Dorchester”
• pupil: Cuthred son of Cwichelm “Birinus baptized King Cuthred at Dorchester”
• child: Cuthred son of Cwichelm “and received him as his son.”
• pupil: Cwichelm “This year King Cwichelm was baptized at Dorchester, and died the same year.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Made with Rho MD.