ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 15th of August WELCOME! BLESSED ALBERT BERDINI OF SARTEANO, RELIGIOUS AND MISSIONARY Albert Berdini of Sarteano, Blessed, Franciscan Friar and missionary, was born in Sarteano, in Tuscany, 1385; he died in Milan, August 15, 1450. He entered the Order of Minor Conventuals in 1405, but later, attracted by the apostolic life and remarkable virtues of Saint Bernardine of Siena , the fame of whose sanctity was spread throughout Italy, and desirous of following more strictly the rule of Saint Francis, he passed over to the Friars Minor and became one of the devout disciples and faithful companions of the great Apostle of the Holy Name. Under the masterful guidance of Saint Bernardine his fame as an orator became so renowned that he was commonly known as the "King of Preachers" (Rex Prædicatorum) ; and it is recorded of the famous rhetorician, Guerimus of Ferrara, that when Blessed Albert was announced to preach at Ferrara...