St. Swithun had been Abbot of the monastery
attached to the cathedral, before he was made Bishop of Winchester in AD 852...
He was, say the chroniclers, a diligent builder
of churches in places where there were none before and a repairer of those that
had been destroyed or ruined. He also built a bridge on the east side of the
city and, during the work he made a practice of sitting there to watch the
workmen, that his presence might stimulate their industry.
Saints of the British Isles 
St. Swithun had been Abbot of the monastery
attached to the cathedral, before he was made Bishop of Winchester in AD 852...
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