Swithun
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Swithun was an Anglo-Saxon bishop of Winchester and subsequently patron saint of Winchester Cathedral. His historical importance as bishop is overshadowed by his reputation for posthumous miracle-working. According to tradition, if it rains on Saint Swithun's bridge (Winchester) on his feast day it will continue for forty days.
Swithun shown in the Benedictional of St. Æthelwold, Winchester, 10th century. British Library, London.
St. Swithun's memorial shrine in the retrochoir of Winchester Cathedral where the saint's relics were originally kept.
Statue of St. Swithun originally on the façade of Winchester Cathedral; now housed in the Crypt.
Winchester Cathedral
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The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Swithun, commonly known as Winchester Cathedral, is the cathedral of the city of Winchester, England, and is among the largest of its kind in Northern Europe. The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Winchester and is the mother church for the ancient Diocese of Winchester. It is run by a dean and chapter, under the Dean of Winchester.
View of the long nave, central tower and west end.
Norman south transept
William of Wykeham’s remodelled Gothic nave, the longest in Europe
The west front in 2012, after restoration