Angela of Foligno
Angela of Foligno (1248 – 4 January 1309) was an Italian Franciscan tertiary who became known as a mystic from her extensive writings about her mystical revelations. Due to the respect those writings engendered in the Catholic Church she became known as "Mistress of Theologians".
Angela of Foligno TOSF | |
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| Born | 1248 Foligno, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 3 January 1309 Foligno, Papal States |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 11 July 1701, Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal States by Pope Clement XI |
| Canonized | 9 October 2013, (equivalent canonization), Apostolic Palace, Vatican City by Pope Francis |
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Angela was noted not only for her spiritual writings, but also for founding a religious community which refused to become an enclosed religious order so that it might continue her vision of caring for those in need. It is still active.
The Catholic Church declared Angela to be a saint in 2013. Her canonization was an “equivalent canonization” (without executing the ordinary judicial process of canonization).
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