Albert of Liège
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Saint Albert of Louvain or Albert of Leuven (c. 1166 Brabant
– 24 November 1192 – some say 24 November 1191, or 1202 – Rheims) was Prince-Bishop of Liège from 22 September 1191 till January 1192. He was canonized in 1613.
He was a son of Godfrey III, Count of Leuven, and brother of Henry I, Duke of Lorraine and Brabant
, and was chosen Bishop of Liège in 1191 by the people and the Church. Emperor Henry VI
proposed his own choice, causing Albert to journey to Rome to appeal to Celestine III
. The pope ordained him a deacon and sent him to the Archbishop of Rheims. The archbishop ordained Albert a priest and consecrated him as a bishop. Outside of Rheims, Albert was accosted by eight followers of Henry VI
, who stabbed him to death. It is unsure in what year Albert was killed.
His feast day is November 21. His body reposed at Rheims until 1612, when the Archduke Albert of Austria had the body moved to Brussels
. His relics were shared with the Cathedral of Liège
in 1822.
Duchy of Brabant
The Duchy of Brabant was a historical region in the Low Countries. Its territory consisted essentially of the three modern-day Belgian provinces of Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant and Antwerp, the Brussels-Capital Region and most of the present-day Dutch province of North Brabant.The Flag of...
– 24 November 1192 – some say 24 November 1191, or 1202 – Rheims) was Prince-Bishop of Liège from 22 September 1191 till January 1192. He was canonized in 1613.
He was a son of Godfrey III, Count of Leuven, and brother of Henry I, Duke of Lorraine and Brabant
Henry I, Duke of Brabant
Henry I of Brabant , named "The Courageous" Duke of Brabant and Duke of Lower Lotharingia until his death.-Biography:...
, and was chosen Bishop of Liège in 1191 by the people and the Church. Emperor Henry VI
Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Henry VI was King of Germany from 1190 to 1197, Holy Roman Emperor from 1191 to 1197 and King of Sicily from 1194 to 1197.-Early years:Born in Nijmegen,...
proposed his own choice, causing Albert to journey to Rome to appeal to Celestine III
Pope Celestine III
Pope Celestine III , born Giacinto Bobone, was elected Pope on March 21, 1191, and reigned until his death. He was born into the noble Orsini family in Rome, though he was only a cardinal deacon before becoming Pope...
. The pope ordained him a deacon and sent him to the Archbishop of Rheims. The archbishop ordained Albert a priest and consecrated him as a bishop. Outside of Rheims, Albert was accosted by eight followers of Henry VI
Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Henry VI was King of Germany from 1190 to 1197, Holy Roman Emperor from 1191 to 1197 and King of Sicily from 1194 to 1197.-Early years:Born in Nijmegen,...
, who stabbed him to death. It is unsure in what year Albert was killed.
His feast day is November 21. His body reposed at Rheims until 1612, when the Archduke Albert of Austria had the body moved to Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
. His relics were shared with the Cathedral of Liège
Liège
Liège is a major city and municipality of Belgium located in the province of Liège, of which it is the economic capital, in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium....
in 1822.