Engelmund of Velsen

Saint Engelmond
Sculpture of Engelmund in Velsen
Died	c. 739 AD
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Feast	21 June^[1]
Attributes	depicted as a pilgrim abbot with a fountain springing under his staff
Patronage	invoked against toothache

Saint Engelmund (Engelmond, Ingelmund) of Velsen (died 14 May 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.^[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]

References

^ Stanton, Richard. A Menology of England and Wales, Burns & Oates, 1887, p. 279
^ Walsh, Michael J., "Engelmund", A New Dictionary of Saints, Liturgical Press, 2007 ISBN 9780814631867
^ Baring-Gould, Sabine. "S. Engelmund", The Lives of the Saints, Vol. 6, J. Hodges, 1874
^ Roeder, H., Saints and Their Attributes: With a Guide to Localities and Patronage. Chicago: Henry Regnery Company. 1956

External links

Saints of June 21: Engelmund of Velsen Archived 2011-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
Detailed consideration of the legend and relics of Engelmund, in Dutch