Saint Swithun (or Swithin[1]) (died 2 July 862) was an early English Bishop of Winchester, now best known for the popular British weather lore proverb that if it rains on Saint Swithun’s day, 15 July, it will rain for 40 days and 40 nights.
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Statue of Saint Swithun in the Stavanger Cathedral Bishop Born c. 800, possibly Hampshire Died 2 July 862, Winchester, Hampshire Venerated in Roman Catholic Church; Anglican Communion Major shrine Winchester Cathedral. Parts survive in cathedral museum. Also modern replacement shrine. Feast 15 July Attributes bishop holding a bridge, broken eggs at his feet Patronage Hampshire; Winchester; Southwark; the weather Saint Swithun (or Swithin[1]) (died 2 July 862) was an early English Bishop of Winchester, now best known for the popular British weather lore proverb that if it rains on Saint Swithun’s day, 15 July, it will rain for 40 days and 40 nights.
St Swithun’s day if thou dost rainFor forty days it will remainSt Swithun’s day if thou be fairFor forty days ’twill rain na mair Swithun was buried out of doors, rather than in his cathedral, apparently at his own request, so that “the sweet rain from heaven may fall upon my grave”. In 971 it was decided to move his body to a new indoor shrine, and it is said that the ceremony was delayed by 40 days of torrential rain, a sign of Swithun’s displeasure at the move.
A Buckinghamshire variation has
If on St Swithun’s day it really poursYou’re better off to stay indoors. Swithun is regarded as one of the saints to whom one should pray in the event of drought
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Saint Swithun (or Swithin[1]) (died 2 July 862) was an early English Bishop of Winchester, now best known for the popular British weather lore proverb that if it rains on Saint Swithun’s day, 15 July, it will rain for 40 days and 40 nights.
Swithun
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For other persons of the same name, see Saint Swithun.
Saint SwithunStatue of Saint Swithun in the Stavanger Cathedral Bishop Born c. 800, possibly Hampshire Died 2 July 862, Winchester, Hampshire Venerated in Roman Catholic Church; Anglican Communion Major shrine Winchester Cathedral. Parts survive in cathedral museum. Also modern replacement shrine. Feast 15 July Attributes bishop holding a bridge, broken eggs at his feet Patronage Hampshire; Winchester; Southwark; the weather Saint Swithun (or Swithin[1]) (died 2 July 862) was an early English Bishop of Winchester, now best known for the popular British weather lore proverb that if it rains on Saint Swithun’s day, 15 July, it will rain for 40 days and 40 nights.
St Swithun’s day if thou dost rainFor forty days it will remainSt Swithun’s day if thou be fairFor forty days ’twill rain na mair Swithun was buried out of doors, rather than in his cathedral, apparently at his own request, so that “the sweet rain from heaven may fall upon my grave”. In 971 it was decided to move his body to a new indoor shrine, and it is said that the ceremony was delayed by 40 days of torrential rain, a sign of Swithun’s displeasure at the move.
A Buckinghamshire variation has
If on St Swithun’s day it really poursYou’re better off to stay indoors. Swithun is regarded as one of the saints to whom one should pray in the event of drought
__________________:cry::hopeless::crazy::you_crazy
It rained on and off today. Looked at the weather just now and it’s gonna chuck it down next couple days. Someone needs to find this ‘saint’ and kick him in the scrotum.
