Albert of
Pisa
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O.Min. (died 23 January 1240), was an
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Franciscan friar
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. He served as
minister provincial for Germany,
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Life
Albert of Pisa, was born in Tuscany. According to tradition,
Agnellus of Pisa and Albert were received into the order together by Francis in 1211. He served as Provincial Minister in Tuscany (1217-1221), Ancona (1221-1223), Germany (1223-1227), Spain (1227-1230) and Bologna (1230-1232). He was Provincial Minister in Hungary, when, in the spring 1236,
Agnellus of Pisa died at Oxford. Albert was then transferred to England, arriving there in December.
Thomas of Eccleston, (who was not a supporter of
Elias of Cortona
Elias of Cortona was born, it is said, at Bevilia near Assisi, ca. 1180; he died at Cortona, 22 April 1253. He was among the first to join St. Francis of Assisi in his newly founded Order of Friars Minor. In 1221, Francis appointed Elias Vicar Ge ...
), reported that at the 1230
General Chapter
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supporters of Elias, who had previously served as vicar general, broke in and disrupted the proceedings. Before the General Chapter of 1239, a number of influential friars met to discuss reform. The Chapter was held in Rome, convened and presided over by
Pope Gregory IX
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Haymo of Faversham
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spoke out against Elias.
On 15 May 1230, Albert was elected to replace
Elias of Cortona
Elias of Cortona was born, it is said, at Bevilia near Assisi, ca. 1180; he died at Cortona, 22 April 1253. He was among the first to join St. Francis of Assisi in his newly founded Order of Friars Minor. In 1221, Francis appointed Elias Vicar Ge ...
as
Minister General of the Order. The Mass Albert celebrated during the Chapter, was the first conducted by a duly ordained Minister General, as none of his predecessors had been priests.
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. "The Generalate of Brother Albert of Pisa", '''', (Noel Muscat ofm, trans.) Ordo Fratrum Minorum. Malta, 2010.
After his deposition, Elias went to Cortona, where he visited a house of
Poor Clares
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without permission. Albert was prepared to absolve him, but Elias went instead to the
Ghibelline city of Arezzo, and Gregory excommunicated him.
Albert of Pisa died at Rome on 23 January 1240, and was succeeded as Minister General the following November by Haymo of Faversham.
According to Rosalind B. Brooke, although Albert's tenure was brief, his election indicated a clear rejection, (with Pope Gregory's approval) of Elias' management.
See also
*
Bl. Agnellus of Pisa, who preceded him in England
References
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Biography
1240 deaths
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Year of birth unknown
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