SAINT
saint-andre-abellon
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
André Abellon, O.P. was a French Catholic priest in the Order of Preachers. He became a Dominican after hearing the preaching of Vincent Ferrer and studied art before joining their ranks. Abellon gained fame as a noted preacher and confessor but became a prominent figure after tending to victims of the plague in Aix-en-Provence in 1445. He was also a noted artist and painter with some of his works still surviving at present.
feast Day
05-15
birth Date
1375
death Date
15 May 1450 (aged 75)
canonization Status
venerable
feast Month
5
feast Day Of Month
15

