Engelmund of Velsen

Saint Engelmund (Engelmond, Ingelmund) of Velsen (died May 14, 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
Sculpture of Engelmund in Velsen
Diedc. 739 AD
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
FeastJune 21[1]
Attributesdepicted as a pilgrim abbot with a fountain springing under his staff
Patronageinvoked against toothache

Life

Although 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

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

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