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Blessed Albert Of Pontida
Blessed Albert Of Pontida

Blessed Albert Of Pontida

Also known as: Albert Prezzate; Albert Prezzati; Alberto…

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

2 September; 5 September (Benedictines)

Born

11th century Pontida, Italy

Died

2 September or 12 September in 1095, 1096 or 1099 (records vary) of natural causes; relics interred with those of Saint Vitus at the church of the abbey of Saint James in Pontida, Italy; following a fire at the abbey church, relics moved to the church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Bergamo, Italy in 1373; relics returned to the abbey in Pontida, Italy in 1911

Biography

Blessed Albert of Pontida, also known as Albert Prezzate, Albert Prezzati, or Alberto, was born in the 11th century into an Italian noble family in Pontida, Italy. As a young man, he joined the army of Bergamo, Italy, and fought as a soldier.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Feast Days

September 2September 5
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