AGATANGELO OF VENDÔME AND CASSIANO OF NANTES, Blessed. - The first was born on 31 July 1598 at Vendôme, the second on 15 Jan. 1607 at Nantes. Both were martyred at Gondar (Abyssinia) on 7 Aug. 1638 and beatified by Pius X on 23 Oct. 1904. A. entered the Order of the Capuchins in 1619, C. in 1622. The desire for the missions inflamed their souls, so that already from 1628 we find A. enrolled in the missions of the East, entrusted to Father Giuseppe da Parigi; but only in 1633 do we find our two martyrs united in the missions of Egypt. When on 18 Nov. 1636 the mission of Ethiopia was entrusted to the Reformed Minors and the Capuchins, A. was placed at the head of five other companions. For reasons of prudence the expedition was divided into groups of two each. A. and C. set out from Cairo on 23 Dec. 1637, and, in disguise, reached as far as Serawa, where, discovered, after horrible sufferings, they were taken to Gondar and stoned. Their feast is celebrated on 7 Aug.
Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. I, 1948 Saints & hagiography Blessed
Agatangelo of Vendôme and Cassiano of Nantes, Blessed
AGATANGELO DA VENDÔME E CASSIANO DA NANTES, BEATI
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Also known as: Blessed Agathangelus of Vendôme, Blessed Cassian of Nantes, Agathangelus and Cassian, Agathangelus of Vendôme, Cassian of Nantes; Latin: Agathangelus a Vendôme
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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I (1948), col. 436.
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Sanità, Giuseppe. “Agatangelo da Vendôme e Cassiano da Nantes, beati.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, col. 436. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948. https://azioneromana.com/article/agatangelo-da-vendome-e-cassiano-da-nantes-beati.
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Sanità, Giuseppe. “Agatangelo da Vendôme e Cassiano da Nantes, beati.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948, col. 436. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/agatangelo-da-vendome-e-cassiano-da-nantes-beati.
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author = {Sanità, Giuseppe},
title = {Agatangelo da Vendôme e Cassiano da Nantes, beati},
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publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1948},
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