May 5
Angel (1185–1220)
Priest
Practical advice
With the desire to sanctify everyday life, exercise authority as a service and not as a privilege and offer that effort for someone who needs help.
Biography
He was born in Jerusalem and entered the Carmel of Palestine at the age of eighteen. When he was a priest he was sent to Rome to defend the interests of his Order. Already in Italy, he preached against the Cathars in Sicily. When he preached in the church of Santiago de Licata, he was stabbed to death by an incestuous nobleman who did not forgive Ángel for converting his lover.
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