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Alberto Magno (1206-1280) - General Audience (2010)
Pope Benedict XVI
Alberto Magno (1206-1280) - General Audience (2010)
Pope Benedict XVI
1931-12-16
Magisterial
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This text offers a brief biographical presentation of Saint Albert the Great, emphasizing the combination of intellectual distinction and holiness. It recounts his entry into the Dominican Order, teaching and writing, mentorship of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Paris and Cologne, leadership as a provincial, and service as a theological adviser to Pope Alexander IV. His appointment as Bishop of Regensburg demonstrates the exceptional esteem accorded him by contemporaries and the Church.
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- Document name
- Alberto Magno (1206-1280) - General Audience (2010)
- Citation title
- Alberto Magno (1206-1280) - General Audience
- Author
- Pope Benedict XVI
- Language
- Italiano
- Year
- 1931-12-16
- Publisher
- Dicastero delle Cause dei Santi
- Publisher Location
- Vatican City
- Corpus classification
- Magisterial
- Container title
- Vatican: Dicastery for the Causes of Saints
- License
- Public domain