![[Blessed Nicholas Albergati]](http://saints.sqpn.com/wp-content/gallery/blessed-nicholas-albergati/blessed-nicholas-albergati.jpg "62kb jpg detail of 'Portrait of Cardinal Niccolò Albergati', by Jan van Eyck, 1431-1432, oil on wood, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria")
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Studied law. Carthusian monk in 1394. Prior of several Carthusian houses. Ordained in June 1404. Chosen as reluctant bishop of Bologna, Italy on 5 January 1417. Papal diplomat with missions to France and Lombardy, Italy. Archbishop of Bologna in 1418 against his will. Elevated to cardinal-priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme on 24 May 1426. Known as a peacemaker. Mediated between the emperor and Pope Martin V, and the French king and Pope Eugene IV. Prominent in the Council of Basel and Council of Ferrara-Florence. Active in the negotiations that brought reunion of the Greek Church with Rome at Ferrara-Florence. Generous patron of learned men. Wrote several theological treatises, and encouraged academics. Chief penitentiary to Pope Eugene IV. Archpriest of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in 1440.
Born
- Carthusian wearing a cardinal‘s hat and cape over his habit
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Catholic-Hierarchy.Org
- Dictionary of Saints, by John Delaney
- Kirken i Norge
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
- Roman Martyrology
- Wikipedia
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Nicholas Albergati“. Saints.SQPN.com. 14 May 2013. Web. 26 May 2013. <>