Angele Dei

Angele Dei (2021) is a Catholic prayer for the intercession of a guardian angel. It is a reminder of God’s protective love; by asking the guardian angel to support the child, the text serves as an affirmation of God’s constant love. The Angele Dei was first attributed to the Benedictine monk and philosopher Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109), although historians later discovered it in The Life of Saint Malchus, a work about the hermit by Anselm’s contemporary Reginald of Canterbury. The Angele Dei text as it is known today is believed to be derived from the prayer written by Reginald.

Lauma Malnace (SKANI: LMIC 163, 2024)