Engelmund of Velsen

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Saint Engelmond
Roman Catholic Church
Feast21 June[1]
Attributesdepicted as a pilgrim abbot with a fountain springing under his staff
Patronageinvoked against toothache

Saint Engelmund (Engelmond, Ingelmund) of Velsen (died 14 May c. 739) was an

Benedictine Order. He was ordained a priest and later became an abbot
.

Life

Although born in England, he had lived in Friesland with his parents and so knew the language.

Saint Willibrord in evangelizing the region. Engelmund was based at Velsen near Haarlem, where he later died at an advanced age, of fever.[3]

Iconography

Saint Engelmund is depicted as a pilgrim abbot with a fountain springing under his staff.[4]

References

  1. ^ Stanton, Richard. A Menology of England and Wales, Burns & Oates, 1887, p. 279
  2. ISBN 9780814631867
  3. ^ Baring-Gould, Sabine. "S. Engelmund", The Lives of the Saints, Vol. 6, J. Hodges, 1874
  4. ^ Roeder, H., Saints and Their Attributes: With a Guide to Localities and Patronage. Chicago: Henry Regnery Company. 1956

External links

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