St. Albert of Trapani

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St. Albert of Trapani

St. Albert of Trapani

“St. Albert of Sicily” (aka “St. Albert of Trapani”) by Antonio de Pereda (c. 1611–1678), Public Domain

Albert degli Abbati was born in Trapani in Sicily in the thirteenth century. Having joined the Carmelites and been ordained a priest, he soon became famous for his preaching and miracles. He was provincial in Sicily in 1296, and died at Messina, probably in 1307, with a reputation for purity and prayer.