André Abellon
André Abellon, O.P. (1375 – 15 May 1450) was a French Catholic priest in the Order of Preachers. He became a Dominican after hearing the preaching of Vincent Ferrer and studied art before joining their ranks. Abellon gained fame as a noted preacher and confessor but became a prominent figure after tending to victims of the plague in Aix-en-Provence in 1445. He was also a noted artist and painter with some of his works still surviving at present.
Abellon's beatification received approval from Pope Leo XIII on 19 August 1902.
Patron saint of Artists; Against fevers
In the Martyrology
- May 15 Blessed André Abellon, Dominican priest