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Detail Of A Holy Card Of Blessed Adelpreto Of Arco Being Carried From The Battlefield To Heaven Date And Artist Unknown
Detail Of A Holy Card Of Blessed Adelpreto Of Arco Being Carried From The Battlefield To Heaven Date And Artist Unknown

Blessed Adelpreto Of Arco

Also known as: Adelpreto of Trento; Adelpreto II; Albert…; Alberto…

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

20 September; 27 March (Diocese of Trento, Italy from 1703 to 1913)

Died

Hit in the head with a spear on 20 September 1172 near Arco, Trent, Italy; relics enshrined at the high altar in the cathedral of Trento, Italy in 1703; relics enshrined in an ancient sarcophagus in the Paleochristian Basilica of San Vigilio in Trento in 1977

Biography

Blessed Adelpreto of Arco, also known as Adelpreto of Trento, Adelpreto II, or Albert, was born into the German nobility. He led a life of service, first as a soldier in the army of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. During his time in the military, Adelpreto fought in the vicinity of Trento, Italy, where he displayed courage and valor.

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