{"slug": "birinus", "label": "Birinus", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birinus", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q741447", "qid": "Q741447", "description": "British bishop", "entries": 6, "years": 6, "span": [600, 649], "span_label": ["600 CE", "649 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 3}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "cynegils-of-wessex", "label": "Cynegils of Wessex", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "wessex", "label": "Wessex", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "southampton", "label": "Southampton", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "diocese-of-winchester", "label": "Diocese of Winchester", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 600, "year_label": "600 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Birinus, bishop of Dorchester (approximate date)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364751689#Births", "title": "600", "revid": 1364751689, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 634, "year_label": "634 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Birinus, Frankish missionary, lands at the port of \"Hamwic\" (now in the St. Mary's area of Southampton), on his mission to reconvert the West Saxons in England. About this time, the St Mary's Church is founded.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1299946990#Religion", "title": "634", "revid": 1299946990, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 635, "year_label": "635 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Birinus, Frankish missionary, converts King Cynegils of Wessex and becomes the first Bishop of Dorchester.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364906250#Religion", "title": "635", "revid": 1364906250, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 636, "year_label": "636 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Birinus, Bishop of Dorchester, converts Cwichelm (son of king Cynegils of Wessex) to Christianity. He dies soon afterward, and is supposedly buried at Scutchamer Knob, in East Hendred (South East England).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1267068315#Religion", "title": "636", "revid": 1267068315, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 648, "year_label": "648 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Cenwahl invites bishop Birinus to establish under his direction the Old Minster in Winchester. Together they have a small stone church built.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340804464#Britain", "title": "648", "revid": 1340804464, "section": "Events › By place › Britain"}}, {"year": 649, "year_label": "649 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "December 3", "text": "December 3 – Birinus, French-born Bishop of Dorchester in Wessex (b. c.600)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365938693#Deaths", "title": "649", "revid": 1365938693, "section": "Deaths"}}]}