Blessed Fra Angelico

Also known as

• Beato Angelico
• Fra Giovanni
• Giovanni da Fiesole
• Giovanni de Fiesole
• Guido di Pietro
• John of Fiesole
• Painter of the Angels

Memorial

• 18 February

Profile

Joined the Dominicans in Fiesole, Italy in 1407, taking the name Fra Giovanna. He was taught to illuminate missals and manuscripts, and immediately exhibited a natural talent as an artist. Today his works can be seen in the Italian cities Cortona, Fiesole, Florence, and in the Vatican. His dedication to religious art earned him the title Angelico.

Born

• 1387 in Vicchio di Mugello near Florence, Italy as Guido di Pietro

Died

• 18 February 1455 in the Dominican convent in Rome, Italy of natural causes

Beatified

• 3 October 1982 by Pope John Paul II

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Fra Angelico, contact
     Pp. Domenicani
     Via del Beato Angelico, 35
     00186 Roma, ITALY

Patronage

• artists

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Hagiography Circle
• Knights in Art, by Amy Steedman
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Fra Angelico”. Saints.SQPN.com. 18 January 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-fra-angelico/>