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ST ALBERIC, ABBOT - 26 JANUARY

 

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SAINT ALBERIC, ABBOT

Saint Alberic receives the white robe from the Blessed Virgin 

The blessed Alberic, Abbot and co-founder of the Order of Citeaux [Cîteaux](Cistercium), was one of the noblest disciples of Saint Robert, for which reason the latter appointed him Prior at the Monastery of Molesme. But when the greater part of the monks opposed Robert's pious intentions in observing the Holy Rule, and he founded a new settlement in Citeaux, a marshy desert near Châlons in Burgundy, Alberic was his inseparable companion and shared with him all the hardships and difficulties of the first foundation. He and 18 companions renewed their oath of allegiance to the Rule of Saint Benedict on March 21, 1098, and when Robert returned to Molesme, he was elected Abbot of Citeaux. Alberic equipped the new Order of the Cistercians with the white cowl and the constitutions, which, according to prominent figures, he had received in a vision from the Blessed Virgin Mary, and which received the approval of the Pope. As he lay dying in 1107, he began to recite the litany and peacefully fell asleep with the words: "Holy Mary, pray for us!" His face was transfigured in heavenly splendour. Many miracles occurred at his grave.

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858, pp. 101-02)

Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations

PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Alberic may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org





























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