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

/ ˈswɪðɪn, ˈswɪθ- /

noun

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

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St Swithin was the Bishop of Winchester from 852 to 862 AD.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2024

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

In Europe there are various saints who are supposed to have had some influence upon the weather; France has its St. Médard, and England has its St. Swithin.

From Holidays & Happy-Days by Hamish Hendry

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