About the holy man Brother Angelus of Savona, priest and preacher

Brother Louis was from the city of Savona. He was born to noble parents and a family universally much loved. Many very good Christians of both sexes have come from that family. He worked at learning from an early age and became quite a good humanist. He was endowed with serious and good ways so that as a secular he life a religious life.

It pleased the Lord God to call him to the Franciscan Order at about the age of sixteen years. HE behaved so well in novitiate that as soon as he came out of novitiate he was put to study and he became a very good theologian.

Also he was not a man of great austerity because he was of the noblest constitution and physically feeble. However the Lord God gave him the innate grace to preach so that he preached very fruitfully in nearly all the main cities of Italy, particularly in Bologna. He preached there many years, the same in Venice. He preached in Naples, Rome and in other cities. He had from God the great gift of governing the Friars. For many years he was Vicar in Different Provinces, Definitor in the General Chapter and other offices of superior.

Finally the Father General sent him to the Marches to preach the forty-days. Within a year he preached there very fruitfully at Fermo, Ascoli, Macerata and other cities. Then he wrote a letter to the Father General, Brother Eusebius of Ancona in which he thanked him for having sent him to those parts where he felt he had born much fruit by the grace of God. He said to him, “I have finished my race. I leave you and commend myself to God. We will meet again soon in paradise.” Then within a few days he passed away to abetter life, leaving behind the very best example of himself. I do not know where his body id buried.

Apart from his true and perfect observance of the Rule no other miracles were evident in him. His ways were so fine that in public opinion and reputation he was regarded as a holy man.

To the praise and glory of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.