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Albert of Genoa
hermit
SaintCisterciansPre-congregation
Feast: 8 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1090
Died
1180
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Albert of Genoa, also known as Lambert of Genoa, was a Cistercian hermit. Born in Genoa, Italy, Albert entered the Cistercian abbey nearby. There he remained for the rest of his life as a lay brother and a hermit.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Santi, beati e testimoni — Sant'Alberto da Genova — Sant'Alberto da Genova — Monaco, eremita — † Sestri Ponente, Genova, 8 luglio 1180 — feast 8 luglio
- Wikidata Q3608662 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Albert of Genoa (CC BY-SA)
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