Aldebrandus or Aldebrand (), also known as Hildebrand (1119–30 April 1219), was a

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and a

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. Aldebrandus was almost certainly born at Sorrivoli in the ''comune'' of

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. He was educated by the canons of Santa Maria de Porto near

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. After being ordained to the priesthood, he was appointed

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of the

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of Rimini Cathedral, where his bold preaching against sinful living put him at odds with those in authority. He was threatened with death and forced to flee the area. In 1170 he was appointed

, where he later had the

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built. His

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are still there. A miracle attributed to Aldebrandus is that when he was old and bedridden, his servants brought him a cooked

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, but as it was a

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day he was unable to eat the bird, so prayed over it, whereupon it came to life and flew away.Saint Aldebrandus of Fossombrone
Patron Saint Index His feast is celebrated at Fossombrone on 1 May, but at Sorrivoli on the second Sunday of May.

References

Sources

*Ridolfo Maria, Fra (1705)
''Vita di Santo Aldebrando già Vescovo della città di Fossombrone.''
. Fano: Francesco Gaudenzi 1705. *Vernacci, Augusto (1873)
''S. Aldebrando e il suo tempo. Cenni storici.''
. Fossombrone: F, Monacelli 1873. {{Authority control Italian Roman Catholic saints 13th-century Christian saints 1219 deaths 1119 births 13th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops People from the Province of Forlì-Cesena