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title: "St. Egwin: Feast Day December 30 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-egwin/
description: "St. Egwin, Bishop. Remembered on December 30, died c. 717. Read their life in Bless."
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Bishop · Remembered on December 30

# St. Egwin

St. Egwin is remembered on December 30 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [December 30](https://blessbible.app/saints/december/#30) |
| Title | Bishop |
| Died | c. 717 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Wednesday, December 30, 2026](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-egwin/#calendar) |

## Life

Third bishop of Worcester, a protector of orphans and the widowed and a stern reformer who made enemies enough to seek vindication at Rome. With the herdsman Eof’s vision of the Virgin he founded Evesham abbey, one of great houses of medieval England, where he was buried.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Egwin. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Wednesday, December 30, 2026](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2026/12/30/) | The Sixth Day in the Octave of Christmas | White | 1 John 2:12-17 · Psalm 96:7-8a, 8b-9, 10 · Luke 2:36-40 |
| [Thursday, December 30, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/12/30/) | The Sixth Day in the Octave of Christmas | White | 1 John 2:12-17 · Psalm 96:7-8a, 8b-9, 10 · Luke 2:36-40 |
| [Saturday, December 30, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/12/30/) | The Sixth Day in the Octave of Christmas | White | 1 John 2:12-17 · Psalm 96:7-8a, 8b-9, 10 · Luke 2:36-40 |

Readings

Reading citations through May 31, 2027 are as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[December 29 St. Thomas Becket](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-thomas-becket/) [December 31 St. Sylvester I](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-sylvester-i/)

[All the saints of December](https://blessbible.app/saints/december/) [Born on December 30?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#12-30) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Egwin

Remembered on December 30

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-egwin/#life)
2. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-egwin/#calendar)

In the app

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