Biblia

Adalbert, St.

Adalbert, St. a deacon, who is commemorated: June 25. The Bollandists give his acts written by the monks of Egmond and. Mettoch.- According to these he was a disciple of St. Egbert, by whom he was sent, with St. Willebrord and ten others, into Germany in 690. He died: in Frisia, whither he had accompanied … Continue reading “Adalbert, St.”

Adalbert I

Adalbert I (Or ALBERT). Archbishop of Mainz (Mayence) 1111 to 1137. He was of the family of the Counts of Saarbrücken, and under both Henry IV and Henry V of Germany he held the office of imperial chancellor, discharging his duties with energy and skill. In 1110, as head of an embassy sent to Rome … Continue reading “Adalbert I”