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St. Albert (other)
Saint Albert or St. Albert (earlier forms Adelbert, Adalbert, Adalbero, Adalbéron) may refer to: People *Saint Æthelberht of Kent (died 616), Anglo-Saxon king of Kent, first English king to embrace Christianity *Saint Adalbert of Egmond (died 740), English missionary and possibly abbot – also known as ''Adelbert of Egmond'' *Saint Albert of Cashel (died 800), English laborer in Ireland and Bavaria *Saint Adalbert (Archbishop of Magdeburg) (c. 910–981), possibly Alsatian monk, missionary, abbot and Archbishop of Magdeburg – also known as ''Albert of Magdeburg'' and ''Apostle of the Slavs'' *Saint Adalbéron I de Verdun (d. 1005), French monk, Bishop of Verdun and Bishop of Metz; founder of Cluniac monasteries – also known as ''Adalbero'' *Saint Adalbert of Prague (c.956–997), Bohemian Bishop of Prague, hermit, missionary and martyr – also known as ''Albert of Prague'' *Blessed Adalbero of Würzburg (c. 1010–1090), Austrian Bishop of Würzburg and Count of Lambach- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Æthelberht Of Kent
Æthelberht (; also Æthelbert, Aethelberht, Aethelbert or Ethelbert; ; 550 – 24 February 616) was Kings of Kent, King of Kingdom of Kent, Kent from about 589 until his death. The eighth-century monk Bede, in his ''Ecclesiastical History of the English People'', lists him as the third king to hold ''imperium'' over other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. In the late ninth century ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'', he is referred to as a ''bretwalda'', or "Britain-ruler". He was the first Anglo-Saxon king to Christianisation of Anglo-Saxon England, convert to Christianity. Æthelberht was the son of Eormenric of Kent, Eormenric, succeeding him as king, according to the ''Chronicle''. He married Bertha of Kent, Bertha, the Christian daughter of Charibert I, king of the Franks, thus building an alliance with the Francia, most powerful state in contemporary Western Europe; the marriage probably took place before he came to the throne. Bertha's influence may have led to Pope Gregory I, Pope Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
