Swithun

Summary

Swithun is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Hampshire^[2]. He was born on +0800-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Winchester^[4]. He died on +0863-07-02T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a Catholic priest^[6] and Catholic bishop^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (329 views/month, #7,078 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Hampshire^[2], Swithun…
• Swithun passed away in Winchester^[4].
• Swithun was born on +0800-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Swithun died on +0863-07-02T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Swithun died on +0862-07-02T00:00:00Z^[9].
• Swithun is buried at Winchester Cathedral^[10].
• Swithun held citizenship in Kingdom of Wessex^[11].
• Swithun's professions included Catholic priest^[6].
• Swithun worked as a Catholic bishop^[7].
• Swithun held the position of Roman Catholic Bishop of Winchester^[12].
• Swithun held the position of diocesan bishop^[13].
• Swithun's religion is recorded as Catholic Church^[14].
• Swithun's image is recorded as St Swithun, Benedictional of Æthelwold, London, BL, Ms Add. 19598, Fol 90V.jpg^[15].
• Swithun is recorded as male^[16].
• Swithun's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Swithun's ISNI is recorded as 000000007976509X^[18].
• Swithun's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 62598582^[19].
• Swithun's GND ID is recorded as 128386606^[20].
• Swithun's Commons category is recorded as Swithun^[21].
• Swithun's canonization status is recorded as saint^[22].
• Swithun's religious order is recorded as Benedictines^[23].
• Swithun's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/014ncl^[24].
• Swithun's given name is recorded as Swithin^[25].
• Swithun's feast day is recorded as July 15^[26].
• Swithun's Catholic Hierarchy person ID is recorded as swithn^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Hampshire^[2], Swithun… he was born on +0800-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest^[6] and Catholic bishop^[7]. Positions held include Roman Catholic Bishop of Winchester^[12], a former entity^[28] and diocesan bishop^[13], an ecclesiastical occupation^[29].

Personal Life

Swithun's religion is recorded as Catholic Church^[14].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +0863-07-02T00:00:00Z^[5] and +0862-07-02T00:00:00Z^[9]. Swithun passed away in Winchester^[4]. He is buried at Winchester Cathedral^[10].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Swithun include St Svithun's Church^[30], a church building^[31], in Norway^[32], founded in 1983^[33].

Why It Matters

Swithun ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (329 views/month, #7,078 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for him include St Svithun's Church^[30], a church building^[31], in Norway^[32], founded in 1983^[33].

FAQs

Where was Swithun born?

Swithun was born in Hampshire^[2].

Where did Swithun die?

Swithun passed away in Winchester^[4].

What did Swithun do for work?

Swithun worked as Catholic priest^[6] and Catholic bishop^[7].