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Swithin

American

[swith-in, swith-] / ˈswɪð ɪn, ˈswɪθ- /

Or Swithun

noun

Saint, died a.d. 862, English ecclesiastic: bishop of Winchester 852?–862.

Swithin British

/ ˈswɪθ-, ˈswɪðɪn /

noun

Saint. died 862 _ad , English ecclesiastic: bishop of Winchester (?852–862). Feast day: July 15

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Legend suggests that the spirit of St Swithin was so outraged at being moved that he was responsible for this weather.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2024

As we have just seen, the St Swithin folklore has never actually resulted in rain persisting for another 40 days.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2024

“The latest efforts to decouple the economy from carbon and energy intensity has not yet ‘turned the supertanker,’” said Swithin Lui, a policy expert with Climate Action Tracker.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2023

St Swithin was a 9th Century bishop in the Saxon kingdom of Wessex, whose feast day is on 15 July.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2012

This superstition originated with Swithin, or Swithum, bishop of Winchester, who died in the year 868.

From The Rain Cloud or, An Account of the Nature, Properties, Dangers and Uses of Rain in Various Parts of the World by Tomlinson, Charles

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