Saint Alberic of Utrecht, Dutch: Alberik I van Utrecht, (died 21 August 784) was a Benedictine monk and bishop of Utrecht, in what is today the Netherlands.
Alberic of Utrecht | |
|---|---|
| Bishop | |
| Died | 21 August 784 |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 14 November |
Life
editAlberic was the nephew of Saint Gregory of Utrecht. Little is known of Alberic before he joined the Order of Saint Benedict.[1] It is known that he served as prior of the Monastery of Saint Martin in Utrecht. When Gregory died in 775, Alberic succeeded his uncle in administering the diocese of Utrecht.[a] He later traveled to Cologne where he was consecrated Bishop of Utrecht.
Alberic strove to deepen the faith of his faithful who still preserved many pagan traditions.[2] His bishopric was noted for the success of its mission among the pagan Teutons,[3] as well as the reorganization of the school of Utrecht. In addition, Alberic directed the mission of Ludger in Ostergau.
Alberic was a good friend of Alcuin, a teacher and poet from York, England, preeminent among the scholars of that era. This relationship likely speaks to Alberic's own intelligence,[3] as the saint has been noted for his "encyclopedic knowledge of the faith."
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "St. Alberic". Saints and Angels. Catholic Online. Archived from the original on 31 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-14.
- ^ "Saint Albéric", Nominis
- ^ a b Rabenstein, Katherine (March 1999). "Alberic of Utrecht, OSB B (AC)". Saints O' the Day for November 14. Archived from the original on 2007-11-05. Retrieved 2007-11-14.
- ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- ^ Herzog, Johann Jakob; Schaff, Philip; Hauck, Albert (1910). The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge. Funk and Wagnalls Company. pp. 505.
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