Saint Angelus of Jerusalem
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- Also known as
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Angelo of Jerusalem
Angelus of Sicily
- Memorial
- 5 May
- Profile
- Parents were 12th century Jewish converts.
At age 18, he and his twin brother joined a group of hermits who formed the first Carmelite house.
Sent to evangelize in Sicily, he met with great success in converting some Sicilian Jews, and great hatred from others, especially around Palermo and Leocata.
Murdered by Berengarius, a man whose incestuous relationship Angelus had denounced.
- Born
- 1145 at Jerusalem
- Died
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stabbed to death in 1220 at Leocata, Sicily
relics transferred in to the Carmelite church at Leocata
- Representation
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Carmelite with a knife in his head
Carmelite with a sword in his breast, holding a book, palm, and three crowns
Carmelite with an angel bringing him three crowns
Carmelite with lilies and roses falling from his mouth
lily
- Additional Information
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Kirken i Norge - norwegian
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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