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Detail From Saint Albert The Great By Tommaso Da Modena 1352 Chapter House San Niccolò Treviso Italy
Detail From Saint Albert The Great By Tommaso Da Modena 1352 Chapter House San Niccolò Treviso Italy

Saint Albert The Great

Also known as: Albert of Lauingen; Albertus Magnus; Doctor Expertus; Doctor Universalis

Saint

Feast Day

November 15

Died

November 15, 1280

Canonized

16 December 1931 by Pope Pius XI

Beatified

27 November 1622 by Pope Gregory XV

Biography

Saint Albert The Great, also known as Albert of Lauingen, Albertus Magnus, Doctor Expertus, and Doctor Universalis, was born in 1206 in Lauingen an der Donau, Swabia, which is part of modern-day Germany. He was the son of a military nobleman and was destined for a career in the military. However, he felt a calling to the religious life and joined the Dominican Order....

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