Apr 192010
![[Beato Alberto da Bergamo]](http://saints.sqpn.com/wp-content/gallery/blessed-albert-of-bergamo/blessed-alberto-da-bergamo.jpg "jpg detail of an antique Beato Alberto da Bergamo holy card, date unknown, artist unknown; swiped with permission from the Santini Imagini web site")
Also known as
- Alberto da Bergamo
Profile
Born to a modest but pious farm family. Married layman. Farmer in Villa d’Ogna, Italy. Dominican tertiary. Known for his ministry and devotion to the poor. Pilgrim to Rome, Italy, to Jerusalem and to Compostela, Spain. Settled finally in Cremona, Italy. Known as a miracle worker.
Born
- at Villa d’Ogna, Italy
- farm worker cutting through a stone with a scythe
- farm worker being brought the Eucharist in the field by a dove
Almighty and ever-loving God, you led Blessed Albert to shine forth in humility of life, in zeal for the truth and in apostolic charity. May we follow in his footsteps and so obtain the same reward. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. - General Calendar of the Order of Preachers
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Dictionary of Saints, by John Delaney
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
- Santini Imagini
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Albert of Bergamo”. Saints.SQPN.com. 1 May 2010. Web. 20 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-albert-of-bergamo/>