Saint of Foligno Angela

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Saint of Foligno Angela

d. 1309

A medieval mystic, wife, and mother whose life changed dramatically after a deep religious conversion, she became known for vivid spiritual writings that influenced Christian devotion for centuries.

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Le livre des visions et instructions de la bienheureuse Angèle de Foligno Traduit par Ernest Hello avec avertissement de Georges Goyau, de l'Académie française

Le livre des visions et instructions de la bienheureuse Angèle de Foligno Traduit par Ernest Hello avec avertissement de Georges Goyau, de l'Académie française

by Saint of Foligno Angela

About the author

Born in Foligno in Umbria around 1248, she lived for many years as a wealthy laywoman, married and raising a family. After a profound conversion in adulthood, she turned to a life of prayer, penance, and charity, eventually joining the Franciscan Third Order.

She is best remembered for her intense mystical experiences and for the spiritual testimony recorded in the Memorial and related texts, which helped make her one of the best-known women mystics of the Middle Ages. Her writing centers on repentance, love of Christ, suffering, and the soul’s journey toward God.

She died on January 4, 1309, in Foligno. Long honored in Catholic tradition, she was later formally recognized as a saint, and she is still remembered as an important Franciscan voice whose personal story gives her spirituality unusual warmth and immediacy.