Albertus Magnus
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The Apparition of the Virgin to Saint Albert the Great by Vicente Salvador Gomez | |
| Bishop of Regensburg Doctor of the Church | |
| Born | c. 1200[1] Lauingen, Duchy of Bavaria |
| Died | 15 November 1280 Cologne, Holy Roman Empire |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 1622, Rome, Papal States by Pope Gregory XV |
| Canonized | 16 December 1931, Vatican City by Pope Pius XI |
| Major shrine | St. Andrew's Church, Cologne |
| Feast | 15 November |
| Attributes | Dominican habit, mitre, book, and quill |
| Patronage | Those who cultivate the natural sciences, medical technicians, philosophers, and scientists |
| Other names | Albertus Teutonicus, Albertus Coloniensis, Albert the Great, Albert of Cologne |
| Alma mater | University of Padua |
| Known for | Teaching of theology Pioneering scholar of Aristotle Systematic study of minerals Discovery of the element arsenic |
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| Doctoral advisor | Jordan of Saxony |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Medieval philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
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| Institutions | University of Paris |
| Notable students | Thomas Aquinas, Petrus Ferrandi Hispanus |
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| Religion | Christianity |
| Church | Catholic Church |
Offices held | Bishop of Regensburg |
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Albertus Magnus[a] OP (c. 1200 – 15 November 1280), also known as Saint Albert the Great, Albert of Swabia,[4] Albert von Bollstadt, or Albert of Cologne, was a German Dominican friar, philosopher, scientist, and bishop. He is considered one of the greatest medieval philosophers and thinkers.[5]
Canonized in 1931, he was known during his lifetime as Doctor universalis and Doctor expertus; late in his life the sobriquet Magnus was appended to his name.[6] Scholars such as James A. Weisheipl and Joachim R. Söder have referred to him as the greatest German philosopher and theologian of the Middle Ages.[7] The Catholic Church distinguishes him as one of the Doctors of the Church.
- ^ "St. Albertus Magnus". Britannica. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ^ Hilde de Ridder-Symoens (ed.). A History of the University in Europe: Volume 1, Universities in the Middle Ages, Cambridge University Press, 1991, p. 439.
- ^ Albertus Magnus, De IV coaequaevis, tract. 2, qu. 3.
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Duchet-Suchaux, Gaston; Pastoureau, Michel (1994). The Bible and the Saints. Flammarion iconographic guides, ISSN 1258-2220. Flammarion. p. 325. ISBN 9782080135643. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
Albert of Swabia, known as Albert the Great (Albertus Magnus) [...]
- ^ "Alberti Magni e-corpus".
- ^ Weisheipl, James A. (1980), "The Life and Works of St. Albert the Great", in Weisheipl, James A. (ed.), Albertus Magnus and the Sciences: Commemorative Essays, Studies and texts, vol. 49, Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, p. 46, ISBN 978-0-88844-049-5
- ^ Joachim R. Söder, "Albert der Grosse – ein staunen- erregendes Wunder," Wort und Antwort 41 (2000): 145; J.A. Weisheipl, "Albertus Magnus," Joseph Strayer ed., Dictionary of the Middle Ages 1 (New York: Scribner, 1982) 129.
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