Jul 252012
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Soldier in the army of Bergamo, Italy. Severely wounded in battle; he made the common offer to enter religious life if he was healed. Albert recovered, made a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostella, became a Benedictine monk, founded the abbey of Saint James in Pontida, Italy, served as its first abbot, and placed it under the supervision of Saint Hugh of Cluny.
- 1 May 1095
- relics initially enshrined at Santa Maria Maggiore church in Bergamo, Italy
- relics returned to the abbey in Pontida, Italy in 1928
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
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