Saint Agnellus

Memorial

• 13 October

Profile

Franciscan monk from Italy. One of a group of missionaries to Islamic Morocco. Imprisoned and martyred for spreading the faith.

Died

• beheaded in 1227 at Ceuta, Morocco

Canonized

• 1516 by Pope Leo X

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Agnellus”. Saints.SQPN.com. 12 October 2010. Web. 19 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-agnellus/>