Blessed Nicholas Albergati was the Bishop of Bologna, born on May 10 1373 in Bologna, Papal States, and died on May 10 1443 in Siena, Italy. We celebrate his feast day on May 10 every year in the Catholic Church
Blessed Nicholas Albergati Biography |
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| Date of Birth | 1373 |
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| Country of Birth | Italy in Europe |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Blesseds who were Bishops |
| Profession | Monk, Archbishop |
| Place of Work | Italy |
| Date of Death | May 9 1443 |
| Place of Death | Italy |
| Feast Day | May 10 |
| Beatification | Beatified by Pope Benedict XIV on September 25 1744 |
| Canonization | N/A |
| Patron Saint of | Learning |
Blessed’s Biography
Blessed Nicholas Albergati was born in 1373 at Bologna, Italy. He came from a wealthy family and studied law at the college in Bologna. But at twenty, in 1394 he became a Carthusian monk. In 1404, he was ordained and on January 5, 1417, chosen as reluctant bishop of Bologna, Italy. Later he became archbishop of Bologna in 1418 against his will.
Death
He died on May 9, 1443, at Siena, Italy of natural causes and was buried at the Carthusian monastery in Florence, Italy.
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