Description: (Italian Painter Who is Known for a Series of Frescoes He Made for His Own Friary in Florence)
Fra Angelico, an Italian Renaissance painter and Dominican friar, was renowned for his exceptional skill in religious art. He became famous for his frescoes at San Marco in Florence and also undertook work in Rome. Known as Fra Giovanni da Fiesole or Fra Giovanni Angelico by his contemporaries, he is referred to as Beato Angelico by modern Italians. In 1982, Pope John Paul II beatified him in acknowledgment of his holiness. Fra Angelico was admired for his humility, modesty, and the piety evident in his paintings.