Angelo Portelli
Maltese Roman Catholic bishop (1852-1927)
Angelo Portelli, O.P. (born Francis Saviour Portelli; 24 April 1852 – 19 June 1927), to Francis and Mary Vella in Valletta. He entered the Dominican Order in the Dominican Church in Rabat on 3 February 1868, receiving the religious name Angelo. Fra Angelo lived in the Convent of Our Lady of the Grotto in Rabat. After he finished his novitiate year he professed on 3 February 1869. He finished all his studies in philosophy and theology at the Dominican College, Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rabat; in the year 1874 he was ordained priest and, two years following, he took the title of Lecturer of Theology.
Study and early life
Portelli started immediately his career as a scholar at Saint Thomas’ College, in Rabat; during the years 1876-1882 and 1885-1892 he taught philosophy, theology and the Holy Scripture; during the years 1887-1892 he was Regent of Studies whilst being a master of the novice and students in Rabat as well. In the year 1891 he graduated as Master of Theology. While he was still teaching, the Dominican friars of Vittoriosa, in 1883, elected him as their prior; he did not accept this office whole heartedly in fact he resigned before his term was over. Then he went back to teaching at Saint Thomas’ College in Rabat.
Father Portelli was a most righteous religious who loved the convent life, studying and preaching; it was for this reason that as soon as he finished his teaching career, in 1893, he was assigned in the Our Lady of Porto Salvo convent in Valletta.
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