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Also known as

• André

Memorial

• 15 May

Profile

In his youth he got to listen to the preaching of Saint Vincent Ferrer. Joined the Dominicans at Saint Maximin . Priest. Prior of Saint Mary Magdalen , Provence, France, a noted pilgrimage site; tradition says it is one of the places where Saint Mary Magdalen went after the Crucifixion, and the laid claim to her . Supported missionaries and preached home missions. Noted artist in his day, especially known for his manuscript illuminations.

Born

• 1375 at Saint Maximin, Provence, France

Died

• 15 May 1450 at Aix-en-Provence, France of natural causes
• buried in the Church of the Magdalen
• his tomb became known as a site of miraculous cures

Beatified

• 19 August 1902 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmed)

Patronage

• artists
• against fever

Representation

• artist‘s tools such as brushes or palatte

Additional Information

• Saints and Saintly Dominicans, by Blessed Hyacinthe-Marie Cormier, O.P.
• Saints of the Day, by Katherine Rabenstein
• books
  • Dictionary of Saints, by John Delaney
  • Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• other sites in english
  • Acta Sanctorum
  • Dominican Sisters of Malta
  • HagiograFaith
  • New Catholic Encyclopedia
  • Wikipedia
• images
  • Wikimedia Commons
• sitios en español
  • Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición
• sites en français
  • Diocese de Frejus-Toulon
• fonti in italiano
  • Santi e Beati

Readings

God of all truth, you chose Blessed Andrew to preach the gospel of peace and to promote the regular life. By the help of his prayers may we devote ourselves to proclaiming the faith and bearing the yoke of Christ with fidelity. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. – General Calendar of the Order of Preachers

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Andrew Abellon“. CatholicSaints.Info. 17 May 2024. Web. 12 November 2024. <>