Swithun (au Swithin; kiasili Swīþhūn; kwa Kilatini Swithunus; alifariki Winchester, Hampshire, 2 Julai 862 hivi) alikuwa askofu wa mji huo wa Uingereza kuanzia Oktoba 853 hadi kifo chake. Tangu kale anaheshimiwa na Wakatoliki, Waanglikana na Waorthodoksi kama mtakatifu. Sikukuu yake huadhimishwa tarehe 2 Julai lakini pia 15 Julai. Watakatifu wa Agano la Kale Orodha ya Watakatifu Wakristo Orodha ya Watakatifu wa Afrika Orodha ya Watakatifu Wafransisko The precise meaning and origin of Swithun's name is unknown, but it most likely derives from the Old English word swiþ, 'strong'. http://www.behindthename.com/name/swithin. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 223 Martyrologium Romanum (1996) Handbook of British Chronology, Third revised, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.  Andrew Godsell "Saint Swithin and the Rain" in "Legends of British History" (2008). Aelfric, and Geoffrey Ivor Needham. Lives of Three English Saints. N.Y.: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1966. Series: Methuen's old English library. 119 pages. OCLC: 422028061. Blakely, Ruth Margaret.