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Also known as
- Albinus of Säben-Brixen
- Albinus of Bressanone
- Albuin of …
- Albuino di Bressanone
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Born to the nobility, the son of Blessed Agatha Hildegardis of Carinthia and Count Paul, Margrave of Carinthia. Bishop of Sabion, South Tyrol (in modern Italy) in 975, a see that was moved to Brixen, Italy.
Born
- 5 February 1005 in Brixen, Italy
- relics transferred to the cathedral in Bressanone, Italy in 1141
- with Saint Genuinus of Sabion
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Hagiography Circle
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
- Santini Imagini
MLA Citation
- “Saint Albinus of Brixen”. Saints.SQPN.com. 1 May 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-albinus-of-brixen/>