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==Life== | ==Life== | ||
Adalbert was born c. 910, possibly in [[Alsace]] or [[Lotharingia|Lorraine]], [[France]]. He was a German [[monk]] at the [[Benedictine]] Monastery of [[St. Maximinus]] in [[Trier]], [[Germany]]. He was consecrated a [[ | Adalbert was born c. 910, possibly in [[Alsace]] or [[Lotharingia|Lorraine]], [[France]]. He was a German [[monk]] at the [[Benedictine]] Monastery of [[St. Maximinus]] in [[Trier]], [[Germany]]. He was consecrated a [[Catholic]] [[bishop]] and in 961 was sent to [[Kievan Rus]]. Princess [[Olga of Kiev]] had asked [[Otto I the Great|Emperor Otto I (the Great)]] to provide her a [[missionary]] from the [[Catholic Church]].<ref name=Campbell>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01127b.htm |last=Campbell |first=Thomas |title=St. Adalbert |encyclopedia=[[The Catholic Encyclopedia]] |volume=1 |location=New York |publisher=[[Robert Appleton Company]] |year=1907 |access-date=25 March 2015 |via=[[New Advent]]}}</ref> Her son took the crown from her in 961, just as Adalbert arrived in Kievan Rus. Adalbert's missionary companions were slain and Adalbert barely escaped. Kievan Rus subsequently was converted by missionaries from [[Constantinople]] and became part of [[Eastern Christianity|Byzantine Christianity]]. | ||
Upon escaping Kievan Rus, Adalbert traveled to the imperial court at [[Mainz]], [[Germany]], where he remained for four years, until he was named [[Abbot]] of [[Wissembourg]] in [[Alsace]]. There he worked to improve the education of the monks.<ref name=Delaney>{{cite dictionary |url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofsain0002dela/page/7 |last=Delaney |first=John J. |title=Adalbert of Magdeburg |dictionary=Dictionary of Saints |publisher=[[Image Books|Image]]/[[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]] |year=2005 |isbn=9780385515207}}</ref> He later became the first [[Archbishop of Magdeburg]], [[Saxony-Anhalt]], in contemporary [[Germany]].<ref name=Campbell/> Adalbert travelled to Rome to receive the [[pallium]] before assuming his see.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Us0JDAAAQBAJ&q=saint+adalbert+of+magdeburg&pg=PA96 |last=Michałowski |first=Roman |title=The Gniezno Summit: The Religious Premises of the Founding of the Archbishopric of Gniezno |publisher=[[Brill (publisher)|Brill]] |year=2016 |page=96 |isbn=9789004317512}}</ref> | Upon escaping Kievan Rus, Adalbert traveled to the imperial court at [[Mainz]], [[Germany]], where he remained for four years, until he was named [[Abbot]] of [[Wissembourg]] in [[Alsace]]. There he worked to improve the education of the monks.<ref name=Delaney>{{cite dictionary |url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofsain0002dela/page/7 |last=Delaney |first=John J. |title=Adalbert of Magdeburg |dictionary=Dictionary of Saints |publisher=[[Image Books|Image]]/[[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]] |year=2005 |isbn=9780385515207}}</ref> He later became the first [[Archbishop of Magdeburg]], [[Saxony-Anhalt]], in contemporary [[Germany]].<ref name=Campbell/> Adalbert travelled to Rome to receive the [[pallium]] before assuming his see.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Us0JDAAAQBAJ&q=saint+adalbert+of+magdeburg&pg=PA96 |last=Michałowski |first=Roman |title=The Gniezno Summit: The Religious Premises of the Founding of the Archbishopric of Gniezno |publisher=[[Brill (publisher)|Brill]] |year=2016 |page=96 |isbn=9789004317512}}</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 00:43, 7 September 2025
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Adalbert of Magdeburg (c. 910Template:Spnd20 June 981), sometimes incorrectly shortened to "Albert", known as the Apostle of the Slavs, was the first Archbishop of Magdeburg (from 968)[1] and a successful missionary to the Polabian Slavs to the east of what was contemporarily Germany. He was later canonised and his liturgical feast day was assigned as 20 June.
Life
Adalbert was born c. 910, possibly in Alsace or Lorraine, France. He was a German monk at the Benedictine Monastery of St. Maximinus in Trier, Germany. He was consecrated a Catholic bishop and in 961 was sent to Kievan Rus. Princess Olga of Kiev had asked Emperor Otto I (the Great) to provide her a missionary from the Catholic Church.[2] Her son took the crown from her in 961, just as Adalbert arrived in Kievan Rus. Adalbert's missionary companions were slain and Adalbert barely escaped. Kievan Rus subsequently was converted by missionaries from Constantinople and became part of Byzantine Christianity.
Upon escaping Kievan Rus, Adalbert traveled to the imperial court at Mainz, Germany, where he remained for four years, until he was named Abbot of Wissembourg in Alsace. There he worked to improve the education of the monks.[3] He later became the first Archbishop of Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, in contemporary Germany.[2] Adalbert travelled to Rome to receive the pallium before assuming his see.[4]
The Archiepiscopacies of Hamburg and Bremen had been established with the intention that they would serve as bases for missions in northern and eastern Europe. The Archdiocese of Magdeburg was designated to provide missionaries to the eastern European Slavs.[5] Adalbert also established dioceses for Naumburg; Meissen; Merseburg; Brandenburg; Havelberg; and Poznań, Poland. He died on 20 June 981[3] in Zscherben (contemporarily in (former) Geusa, in Merseburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany).
A student of Adalbert for some years named Vojtěch Slavníkovec, who at his Confirmation, took the very name of his tutor, went on from Adalbert's tutelage to successfully evangelize many Slavic peoples, received the crown of martyrdom in Prussia, and was canonized as St. Adalbert of Prague.
Saint Adalbert's Cemetery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is dedicated to the archbishop of Magdeburg.[6]
References
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External links
- Catholic Online: Saints & Angels: St. Adalbert of Magdeburg
- HighBeam Research: Adalbert of Magdeburg
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