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|SaintName=Saint Egwin of Evesham | |SaintName=Saint Egwin of Evesham | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=December 30 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Worcester, Mercia, Kingdom of England (now England) | |SaintBirthPlace=Worcester, Mercia, Kingdom of England (now England) | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=52.1950, -2.2200 | |SaintBirthCoordinates=52.1950, -2.2200 | ||
|DeathPlace=Evesham Abbey, Worcestershire, England | |DeathPlace=Evesham Abbey, Worcestershire, England | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=52.1181, -1.9436 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=52.1181, -1.9436 | ||
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|NotableLabel3=Relics and ongoing veneration | |NotableLabel3=Relics and ongoing veneration | ||
|NotableCoordinates3=52.1181, -1.9436 | |NotableCoordinates3=52.1181, -1.9436 | ||
| | |AssociatedCountries=England | ||
| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Worcester]] | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|SaintMiracle1=Healing of the blind, deaf, sick, and lame at his tomb | |SaintMiracle1=Healing of the blind, deaf, sick, and lame at his tomb | ||
|Profession=Bishop; abbot; founder | |Profession=Bishop; abbot; founder | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Benedictine | |ReligiousAffiliation=Benedictine | ||
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|PrimaryShrine=Evesham Abbey Bell Tower, Evesham, England | |PrimaryShrine=Evesham Abbey Bell Tower, Evesham, England | ||
|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church; Anglican Communion | |AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church; Anglican Communion | ||
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'''Saint Egwin of Evesham''' (died December 30, 717), also known as Egwin or Ecgwine, was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon Benedictine monk, the third bishop of Worcester, and founder of Evesham Abbey, venerated for his ascetic life, pastoral reforms, and miraculous intercessions.<ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05293a.htm|title=St. Egwin|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Born into Mercian nobility, possibly a nephew of King Æthelred, historical records from the ''Vita Sancti Ecgwini'' (c. 8th century) confirm his early monastic profession at Evesham before episcopal election c. 693, where he enforced clerical celibacy and almsgiving amid Viking threats.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egwin_of_Evesham|title=Egwin of Evesham|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Resigning c. 717 after a pilgrimage to Rome, he founded Evesham Abbey following a vision of the Virgin Mary, establishing it as a Benedictine house with a rule emphasizing poverty and prayer.<ref name="franciscan">{{Cite web|url=https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-egwin|title=Saint Egwin|publisher=Franciscan Media|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> As abbot until death, Egwin's humility—entering Worcester locked in a chest to atone for perceived faults—exemplified heroic virtue, per contemporary annals.<ref name="newadvent" /> | '''Saint Egwin of Evesham''' (died December 30, 717), also known as Egwin or Ecgwine, was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon Benedictine monk, the third bishop of Worcester, and founder of Evesham Abbey, venerated for his ascetic life, pastoral reforms, and miraculous intercessions.<ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05293a.htm|title=St. Egwin|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Born into Mercian nobility, possibly a nephew of King Æthelred, historical records from the ''Vita Sancti Ecgwini'' (c. 8th century) confirm his early monastic profession at Evesham before episcopal election c. 693, where he enforced clerical celibacy and almsgiving amid Viking threats.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egwin_of_Evesham|title=Egwin of Evesham|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Resigning c. 717 after a pilgrimage to Rome, he founded Evesham Abbey following a vision of the Virgin Mary, establishing it as a Benedictine house with a rule emphasizing poverty and prayer.<ref name="franciscan">{{Cite web|url=https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-egwin|title=Saint Egwin|publisher=Franciscan Media|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> As abbot until death, Egwin's humility—entering Worcester locked in a chest to atone for perceived faults—exemplified heroic virtue, per contemporary annals.<ref name="newadvent" /> | ||