Adalbert of Magdeburg
Adalbert of Magdeburg | |
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Holy Card for St. Adalbert of Magdeburg | |
| Archbishop of Magdeburg and Abbot of Wissembourg | |
| Born | c. 910 Alsace or Lorraine, France |
| Died | 20 June 981 (aged 70–71) Zscherben |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | 20 June |
Adalbert of Magdeburg (c. 910 – 20 June 981), sometimes incorrectly shortened to "Albert", known as the Apostle of the Slavs, was the first Archbishop of Magdeburg (from 968) 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.