Editing Paulinus of York (section)

==Death and veneration==
Paulinus died on 10 October 644 at Rochester,<ref name=Handbook221>Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 221</ref>{{efn|If Kirby's arguments on the date of Paulinus's consecration are accepted, this date would be 10 October 645 instead.<ref name=Earliest206/>}} where he was buried in the [[sacristy]] of the church.<ref name=Blair97>Blair ''World of Bede'' pp. 97–98</ref> His successor at Rochester was [[Ithamar (bishop)|Ithamar]], the first Englishman consecrated to a Gregorian missionary see.<ref name=Ithamar889>Sharpe "Naming of Bishop Ithamar" ''English Historical Journal'' p. 889</ref> After Paulinus's death, Paulinus was [[Canonization#Historical development of the process|revered]] as a saint, with a [[Calendar of saints|feast day]] on 10 October. When a new church was constructed at Rochester in the 1080s his [[relic]]s, or remains, were [[Translation (relics)|translated]] (ritually moved) to a new shrine.<ref name=DNB/> There also were shrines to Paulinus at Canterbury, and at least five churches were dedicated to him.<ref name=Farmer418>Farmer ''Oxford Dictionary of Saints'' p. 418</ref> Although Rochester held some of Paulinus's relics, the promotion of his cult there appears to have occurred after the [[Norman conquest of England|Norman Conquest]].<ref name=Rollason>Rollason  "Shrines of Saints" ''Archaeology Data Services''</ref> He is considered a saint by the [[Roman Catholic Church]], the [[Anglican Communion]], and the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]].<ref name=OBD409>Holford-Stevens and Blackburn ''Oxford Book of Days'' p. 409</ref><ref name=Walsh475>Walsh ''Dictionary of Saints'' p. 475</ref>

Paulinus's missionary efforts are difficult to evaluate. Bede implies that the mission in Northumbria was successful, but there is little supporting evidence, and it is more likely that Paulinus's missionary efforts there were relatively ineffectual. Although [[Osric of Deira|Osric]], one of Edwin's successors, was converted to Christianity by Paulinus, he returned to paganism after Edwin's death. Hilda, however, remained a Christian, and eventually went on to become abbess of the influential Whitby Abbey.<ref name=DNB/> Northumbria's conversion to Christianity was mainly achieved by [[Hiberno-Scottish mission|Irish missionaries]] brought into the region by Edwin's eventual successor, [[Oswald of Northumbria|Oswald]].<ref name=Mayr68>Mayr-Harting ''Coming of Christianity'' p. 68</ref>