Blessed Angelo Tancredi
Also known as
- Angelo of Rieti
- Angelus…
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Born to the nobility, Angelo became a knight. In 1223 he was in service to Cardinal Leone Brancaleone in Rome, Italy where he met Saint Francis of Assisi. He was so taken with the teachings of Francis that he gave up the military life, became one of the first spiritual students of Francis, and one of the first twelve Franciscan friars; he was the first knight to join the Order. One of the authors of the famous Legend of the Three Companions about Francis and the early days of the Franciscans, he nursed Saint Francis during his final illness, and was singing the Canticle to him when he died.
Born
- late 12th century in Rieti, Italy
- a monastery dedicated to Saint Clare of Assisi was built on the site of the house where he was born
- 1258 of natural causes
- buried near the tomb of Saint Francis of Assisi in the crypt of the basilica in Assisi, Italy
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Angelo Tancredi“. CatholicSaints.Info. 11 February 2019. Web. 20 August 2019. <>