Blessed Agathangelus Nourry

Also known as

• Agathangelo Noury
• Agathangelus of Vendome
• Agathangelus Noury
• Agathange Noury of Vendôme

Memorial

• 7 August (Capuchin calendar)
• 11 August (Franciscan calendar)

Profile

Joined the Capuchins at Le Mans, France in 1619. Taught theology at Rennes, France. Missionary to the Copts in Egypt in 1633 with Blessed Cassianus. They met with little success, and moved on to Abyssinia. Martyr.

Born

• 31 July 1598 near Vendome, France

Died

• stoned to death or hanged with the cords of his own robes (records vary) on 7 August 1638 at Dibauria, Abyssinia

Beatified

• 23 October 1904 by Pope Pius X
• formal recognition on 1 January 1905

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Hagiography Circle
• Katherine Rabenstein
• Kirken i Norge
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Agathangelus Nourry“. Saints.SQPN.com. 7 April 2013. Web. 21 May 2013. <>