Church of St Swithin, Bath Church of St Swithin, Bath The Anglican Church of St Swithin on The Paragon in the Walcot area of Bath, England, was built between 1777 and 1790. It is a Grade II* listed building. The church stands on the site of a previous place of worship dating back to the 10th century, the remains of which are beneath the crypt. The dedication is to Swithun, an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Winchester and subsequently patron saint of Winchester Cathedral. Jane Austen's parents were married at St Swithin's on 26 April 1764 and her father George Austen is buried there. The current building
The Patron Saint of Liars (novel) said, "Ann Patchett has written such a good first novel that among the many pleasures it offers is the anticipation of how wonderful her second, third, and fourth will surely be... It is a world that Ms. Patchett draws with wit and imagination... It is about pilgrimage and healing. A made-up story of an enchanted place. A fairy tale. A delight." In 1998, "The Patron Saint of Liars" was adapted as a television film, for CBS. The Patron Saint of Liars (novel) The Patron Saint of Liars is a 1992 novel, written by Ann Patchett. This is the first novel