May 15: Blessed Andrew Abellon

Blessed Andrew Abellon, 1375 -1450

From SQPN:

In his youth he got to listen to the preaching of Saint Vincent Ferrer. Dominican at Saint Maximin monastery. Priest. Prior of Saint Mary Magdalen monastery, Provence, France, a noted pilgrimage site; tradition says it is one of the places where Saint Mary Magdalen went after the Crucifixion, and the monastery laid claim to her relics. Supported missionaries and preached home missions. Noted artist in his day, especially known for his manuscript illuminations.

Born

1375 at Saint Maximin, Provence, France

Died

15 May 1450 at Aix-en-Provence, France of natural causes; buried in the Church of the Magdalen; his tomb became known as a site of miraculous cures