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Egwin came from English nobility, and the descendant of Mercian kings. He was consecrated to God in his youth. He was a Benedictine monk and the Bishop of Worcester, England from 692 to 711.
There was a need in his diocese for some reform, but Egwin let it get out of hand, and he was charged with being too severe with his priests. To answer the charges, and show his repentance for any harm done, he made a penitial pilgrimage to Rome. Legend says that he locked his feet in shackles and threw the key into the River Avon; when he arrived in Rome the key was miraculously found in the belly of a fish he bought in the market.
Egwin founded the Benedictine monastery of Evesham, England; the site was chosen because of an apparition of the Virgin Mary to a local herdsman. It became one of the great Benedictine houses of the Middle Ages.
Born
- 7th century England
Died
- 30 December 717 of natural causes
- buried at the monastery at Evesham, England
- relics translated for veneration in 1039
- relics translated again in 1077 when they were taken on tour throughout the region which drew enough donations to rebuild the monastery church
Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
Representation
- bishop holding a fish and a key
Source: https://catholicsaints.info/saint-egwin-of-worcester/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egwin_of_Evesham#/media/File:Evesham,_St_Lawrence’s_church_window_(38248535402).jpg
