Saint Engelmund (Engelmond, Ingelmund) of Velsen (died 14 May c. 739) was an English-born missionary to Frisia. He was educated in his native country and entered the Benedictine Order. He was ordained a priest and later became an abbot.
Saint Engelmond | |
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 Sculpture of Engelmund in Velsen | |
| Died | c. 739 AD |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | 21 June[1] |
| Attributes | depicted as a pilgrim abbot with a fountain springing under his staff |
| Patronage | invoked against toothache |
Life
editAlthough born in England, he had lived in Friesland with his parents and so knew the language.[2] He traveled to Frisia to join 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
editSaint Engelmund is depicted as a pilgrim abbot with a fountain springing under his staff.[4]
References
edit- ^ Stanton, Richard. A Menology of England and Wales, Burns & Oates, 1887, p. 279
- ^ Walsh, Michael J., "Engelmund", A New Dictionary of Saints, Liturgical Press, 2007 ISBN 9780814631867
- ^ Baring-Gould, Sabine. "S. Engelmund", The Lives of the Saints, Vol. 6, J. Hodges, 1874
- ^ Roeder, H., Saints and Their Attributes: With a Guide to Localities and Patronage. Chicago: Henry Regnery Company. 1956
