Engelmund of Velsen

Saint Engelmond
Beeld van Engelmundus boven de hoofdingang van de Engelmunduskerk in Driehuis. NL-HlmNHA 54050106.JPG
Sculpture of Engelmund in Velsen
Diedc. 739 AD
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
FeastJune 21
Attributesdepicted as a pilgrim abbot with a fountain springing under his staff
Patronageinvoked against toothache

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.

Life

Although born in England, he had lived in Friesland with his parents and so knew the language. 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.

Iconography

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


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