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Saint Swithun was a ninth-century bishop of Winchester whose posthumous cult became centered on Winchester Cathedral. His remains were ceremonially translated to a shrine inside the Old Minster in 971, an event that helped establish Winchester as a major medieval pilgrimage destination. The later weather tradition holds that rain on his feast day, 15 July, will continue for forty days, although versions of the saying vary regionally.
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