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|SaintName=Saint Albert the Great | |SaintName=Saint Albert the Great | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=November 15 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Lauingen, Duchy of Swabia, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) | |SaintBirthPlace=Lauingen, Duchy of Swabia, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=48.5667, 10.4167 | |SaintBirthCoordinates=48.5667, 10.4167 | ||
|DeathPlace=Cologne, Electorate of Cologne, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) | |DeathPlace=Cologne, Electorate of Cologne, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=50.9375, 6.9603 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=50.9375, 6.9603 | ||
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|NotableLabel3=Later academic and episcopal ministry | |NotableLabel3=Later academic and episcopal ministry | ||
|NotableCoordinates3=50.9375, 6.9603 | |NotableCoordinates3=50.9375, 6.9603 | ||
| | |AssociatedCountries=Germany; Italy | ||
| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Archdiocese of Cologne]] | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|Canonizer=Pope Pius XI | |Canonizer=Pope Pius XI | ||
|CanonizationLocation=Rome, Italy | |CanonizationLocation=Rome, Italy | ||
|SaintMiracle1=Traditional cures through intercession | |SaintMiracle1=Traditional cures through intercession | ||
|Profession=Philosopher; theologian; bishop; professor | |Profession=Philosopher; theologian; bishop; professor | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Order of Preachers (Dominicans) | |ReligiousAffiliation=Order of Preachers (Dominicans) | ||
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|Attributes=Dominican habit; book; globe; astrolabe | |Attributes=Dominican habit; book; globe; astrolabe | ||
|PrimaryShrine=Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany | |PrimaryShrine=Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany | ||
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'''Saint Albert the Great''', OP (c. AD 1200–1280), also known as Albertus Magnus and Doctor Universalis ("Universal Doctor"), was a German Dominican friar, bishop, philosopher, and theologian, renowned as a polymath bridging faith and reason, teacher of [[Saint Thomas Aquinas]], and Doctor of the Church (1931) for his encyclopedic synthesis of Aristotelian science and Christian doctrine.<ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01252a.htm|title=St. Albert the Great|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Born in Lauingen, Swabia, to Count William of Bolstädt, historical records from Dominican annals confirm his noble upbringing and education at Padua University c. AD 1223–1227, joining the Order of Preachers in 1229 against family wishes, professing in Cologne under Jordan of Saxony.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albertus_Magnus|title=Albertus Magnus|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Ordained c. AD 1232, he taught in Germany and Paris, authoring over 40 works including the ''Summa Theologiae'' and ''De Mineralibus'', integrating natural philosophy with theology, earning "Magnus" for erudition.<ref name="britannica">{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Albertus-Magnus|title=Saint Albertus Magnus|publisher=Britannica|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> As provincial of Teutonic Province (AD 1254–1257) and bishop of Regensburg (AD 1260–1261), he reformed studies and defended mendicants at councils.<ref name="newadvent" /> | '''Saint Albert the Great''', OP (c. AD 1200–1280), also known as Albertus Magnus and Doctor Universalis ("Universal Doctor"), was a German Dominican friar, bishop, philosopher, and theologian, renowned as a polymath bridging faith and reason, teacher of [[Saint Thomas Aquinas]], and Doctor of the Church (1931) for his encyclopedic synthesis of Aristotelian science and Christian doctrine.<ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01252a.htm|title=St. Albert the Great|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Born in Lauingen, Swabia, to Count William of Bolstädt, historical records from Dominican annals confirm his noble upbringing and education at Padua University c. AD 1223–1227, joining the Order of Preachers in 1229 against family wishes, professing in Cologne under Jordan of Saxony.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albertus_Magnus|title=Albertus Magnus|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Ordained c. AD 1232, he taught in Germany and Paris, authoring over 40 works including the ''Summa Theologiae'' and ''De Mineralibus'', integrating natural philosophy with theology, earning "Magnus" for erudition.<ref name="britannica">{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Albertus-Magnus|title=Saint Albertus Magnus|publisher=Britannica|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> As provincial of Teutonic Province (AD 1254–1257) and bishop of Regensburg (AD 1260–1261), he reformed studies and defended mendicants at councils.<ref name="newadvent" /> | ||