Blessed Albert Of Genoa
Also known as: Alberto; Lambert
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
July 8
Died
July 8, 1180
Beatified
1244 by Pope Innocent IV (cultus confirmation) after having stayed for three months at the abbey of Sant Andrea, and…
Biography
Blessed Albert of Genoa, also known as Alberto or Lambert, was born around 1090 in the city of Genoa, Italy. Little is known about his early years, but it is believed that he spent his childhood as a shepherd. Attracted to a life of devotion and prayer, Albert entered religious life and became a lay brother in the Benedictine Order.