Angelico Chavez

Angelico Chavez, O.F.M.
Statue of Angelico Chavez
BornManuel Ezequiel Chávez
April 10, 1910
Wagon Mound, New Mexico, U.S.
DiedMarch 18, 1996(1996-03-18) (aged 85)
Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.
Occupation
  • Friar minor
  • priest
  • writer
  • painter
  • historian
SubjectNew Mexico history
Notable works"The Virgin of Port Lligat"
My Penitente Land

Angelico Chavez, O.F.M. (April 10, 1910 – March 18, 1996), was a Hispanic American Friar Minor, priest, historian, author, poet and painter. "Angelico" was his pen name; he also dropped the accent marks from this name.