Albertus Magnus
Albertus Magnus | |
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The Apparition of the Virgin to Saint Albert the Great by Vicente Salvador Gomez | |
| Bishop of Regensburg Doctor of the Church | |
| Born | c. 1200 Lauingen, Duchy of Bavaria |
| Died | 15 November 1280 Cologne, Holy Roman Empire |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 1622, Rome, Papal States by Pope Gregory XV |
| Canonized | 16 December 1931, Vatican City by Pope Pius XI |
| Major shrine | St. Andrew's Church, Cologne |
| Feast | 15 November |
| Attributes | Dominican habit, mitre, book, and quill |
| Patronage | Those who cultivate the natural sciences, medical technicians, philosophers, and scientists |
| Other names | Albertus Teutonicus, Albertus Coloniensis, Albert the Great, Albert of Cologne |
| Alma mater | University of Padua |
| Known for | Teaching of theology Pioneering scholar of Aristotle Systematic study of minerals Discovery of the element arsenic |
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| Doctoral advisor | Jordan of Saxony |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Medieval philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | |
| Institutions | University of Paris |
| Notable students | Thomas Aquinas, Petrus Ferrandi Hispanus |
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| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Church | Catholic Church |
Offices held | Bishop of Regensburg |
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Albertus Magnus OP (c. 1200 – 15 November 1280), also known as Saint Albert the Great, Albert of Swabia, Albert von Bollstadt, or Albert of Cologne, was a German Dominican friar, philosopher, scientist, and bishop, considered one of the greatest medieval philosophers and thinkers.
Canonized in 1931, he was known during his lifetime as Doctor universalis and Doctor expertus; late in his life the sobriquet Magnus was appended to his name. Scholars such as James A. Weisheipl and Joachim R. Söder have referred to him as the greatest German philosopher and theologian of the Middle Ages. The Catholic Church distinguishes him as one of the Doctors of the Church.