Blessed Fra Angelico
Also known as: Angelico of Fiesole; Beato Angelico; Fra Giovanni; Giovanni da Fiesole; Giovanni de Fiesole; Guido di Pietro; John of Fiesole; Painter of the Angels
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
February 18
Died
February 18, 1455
Beatified
3 October 1982 by Pope John Paul II
Biography
Blessed Fra Angelico, also known as Angelico of Fiesole, Beato Angelico, Fra Giovanni, Giovanni da Fiesole, Giovanni de Fiesole, or Guido di Pietro, was a renowned Catholic artist and Dominican friar. Born in Vicchio di Mugello near Florence, Italy in 1387, he entered the Dominican Order in Fiesole in 1407, assuming the name Fra Giovanna.
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