Angelus of the Carmelite

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Image of Saint Angelus (unknown 15th century painter)

Angelus der Karmelit (* 1185 in Jerusalem ; † May 5, around 1220 in Licata , Italy ) was a clergyman in the order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel from Palestine , who probably came to Italy to get the approval from the Pope Order rule to receive. He is venerated as a martyr and saint in the Roman Catholic Church .

Life

Angelus was born in Jerusalem around 1185, the son of a converted Jew . He lived at the foot of Mount Carmel and on the Jordan as a hermit . At the beginning of the 13th century he had joined the order of the Carmelites founded by Berthold of Calabria (1140–1195) and was the first penitential preacher to come to Italy. His missionary activities took him to southern Italy and Sicily , where he was martyred on May 5, 1220 or 1225 in Licata.

Angelus is said to have had visions and worked miracles . Legend has it that lilies and roses appeared around his mouth during his sermons. When Angelus accused a landowner of his unchristian way of life and reprimanded him for it, the latter had him slain with a sword.

Worship and canonization

Depiction in habit with book and palm fronds

Shortly after his death, the monk began to be worshiped in Sicily, which also spread to the Italian mainland. After the bones were raised, they were transferred to a church in Licata . In 1459 Pope Pius II (1458–1464) canonized Angelus to the Carmelites . His feast day is May 5th .

St. Angelus is shown at a young age in the Carmelite habit , his attributes are a book, lilies, roses, a sword or palm fronds .

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SURNAME Angelus of the Carmelite
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Holy Angelus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Palestinian Carmelite
DATE OF BIRTH 1185
PLACE OF BIRTH Jerusalem
DATE OF DEATH May 5th at 1220
Place of death Licata , Italy