Blessed Albert of Bergamo
- Memorial
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11 May
7 May (Dominicans)
- Profile
- Married layman.
Farmer in Ogna, Italy.
Dominican tertiary.
Known for his ministry and devotion to the poor.
Pilgrim to Rome, Jerusalem and Compostela, Spain.
Settled finally in Cremona.
Known as a miracle worker.
- Born
- at Ogna, Italy
- Died
- 1279 of natural causes
- Beatified
- 9 May 1748 by Pope Benedict XIV (cultus confirmed)
- Prayers
- 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.
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