Blessed Albert Of Genoa
Also known as: Alberto; Lambert
Feast Day
8 July (Archdiocese of Genoa, Italy)
Born
C.1090 in Genoa, Italy
Died
8 July 1180 in Sestri Ponente, Genoa, Italy of natural causes; buried in his hermit‘s case; miracles were reported at the grave which led to devotion, and soon a church was built over the grave
Beatified
1244 by Pope Innocent IV (cultus confirmation) after having stayed for three months at the abbey of Sant Andrea, and witnessing the popular devotion that was accorded to Albert
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.
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