Saint Albert of Genoa | |
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Born | Genoa, Italy |
Died | 1239 |
Honored in | Roman Catholic Church |
Feast | 8 July |
Albert of Genoa, also known as Lambert of Genoa, was a Cistercian hermit. Born in Genoa, Italy, Albert entered the Cistercian abbey nearby. There he remained for the rest of his life as a lay brother and a hermit.[1]