Albert of Vercelli
Italian Catholic prelate, died 1214 CE / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Albert of Jerusalem (1149 ā 14 September 1214), also Albertus Hierosolymitanus, Albertus Vercelensis, Saint Albert, Albert of Vercelli or Alberto Avogadro,[1] was a canon lawyer and saint. He was Bishop of Bobbio and Bishop of Vercelli, and served as mediator and diplomat under Pope Clement III. Innocent III appointed him Patriarch of Jerusalem in 1204 or 1205. In Jerusalem, he contributed the Carmelite Rule of St. Albert to the newly-founded Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel. Albert is honoured as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church and commemorated in the liturgical calendar of the Carmelites on 17 September.
Albert of Jerusalem | |
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Patriarch of Jerusalem | |
Born | 1149 Gualtieri, Italy |
Died | 14 September 1214(1214-09-14) (aged 64ā65) Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Feast | 17 September (Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel) |