St. Egwin, December 30
Bishop of Worcester in the early eighth century, Egwin founded the abbey of Evesham. Legend says he chained his own legs as a penance, threw the key into the river Avon and found it later in a fish caught in Rome. He died in 717.
December 30 has no celebration on the General Roman Calendar, so this page follows the Roman Martyrology, which remembers Saint Egwin, bishop of Worcester on this date.
Other saints on December 30
- St. Anysia, martyr of Thessalonica (304)
Name days on December 30
In countries that keep name days, December 30 is the day for people named Egwin.
| Name | Feast day |
|---|---|
| Egwin | December 30 |
December 30 on the calendar
December 30 is the 364th day of the year (the 365th in a leap year), with 1 days left until December 31. Here is the day of the week it falls on in the coming years:
| Year | Day |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Wednesday |
| 2027 | Thursday |
| 2028 | Saturday |
| 2029 | Sunday |
| 2030 | Monday |
Keeping December 30
December 30 falls in the Christmas season. Since the general calendar has no celebration that day, the Mass is usually that of the weekday of the season, and the saint may be remembered in local calendars or in personal prayer. Families who keep name days often mark the day with a card, a candle or a favorite meal, and parishes named after the saint may hold a festival. If you know someone named Egwin, it is a good day to send a note.
Saints of the week around December 30
| Date | Saint or feast |
|---|---|
| December 27 | St. John the Apostle |
| December 28 | Holy Innocents |
| December 29 | St. Thomas Becket |
| December 31 | St. Sylvester I |
| January 1 | Mary, Mother of God |
| January 2 | Sts. Basil and Gregory |
The day before, December 29, is the day of St. Thomas Becket. The day after, December 31, belongs to St. Sylvester I. Looking for a name? Try the name day calendar or go back to today’s saint.