Albert of Louvain
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His Eminence Saint Albert de Louvain |
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| Bishop of Liège | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Liège |
| See | Liège |
| Appointed | 8 September 1191 |
| Installed | May 1192 |
| Term ended | 24 November 1192 |
| Successor | Hugo Pierrepont |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 19 September 1192 by Guillaume de Champagne |
| Consecration | 20 September 1192 by Guillaume de Champagne |
| Created Cardinal | May 1192 by Pope Celestine III |
| Rank | Cardinal-Deacon (no diaconate assigned) |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Albert de Louvain |
| Born | c. 1166 Louvain, County of Brabant |
| Died | 24 November 1192 (aged 26) Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 24 November |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Canonized | 9 August 1613 Rome, Papal States by Pope Paul V |
| Attributes | Cardinal's attire, three swords |
| Shrines | Cathedral of Liège, Belgium |
Albert de Louvain (1166 – 24 November 1192) was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and the Prince-Bishop of Liège. He was canonized as a saint on 9 August 1613 and his feast falls on the date of his death.
Albert de Louvain was born in 1166 as the second of two sons to Duke Godfrey III, Count of Leuven, and his first wife Margareta van Limburg. He was the brother of Henry I, Duke of Brabant.
Albert was educated at the cathedral school of Saint-Lambert in Liège. In 1187, when news of the fall of Jerusalem reached Liege, Albert resigned his offices, took the cross, and had himself knighted. The following year Cardinal Henry of Albano, restored his ecclesiastical status.
In 1188, he became the Archdeacon of Liège and later received the subdiaconate in 1191. That same year he was elected Bishop of Liège and despite the fact that he had not reached the canonical age of 30, his appointment was widely approved. Gilbert of Mons, chancellor of Count Baldwin V of Hainaut, who attended the election, along with other princes and nobles, described the proceedings as a power struggle between Albert's brother Henry and Baldwin.
Albert's appointment was opposed by Baldwin, who had a second group of canons elect his own relative, Albert de Rethel. Albert de Rethel was the uncle of the Emperor's wife Constance. As the election appeared to be in dispute, the Emperor supported Lothar of Hochstaden, provost of the church of St Cassius in Bonn and brother of Count Dietrich of Hochstaden.
Albert took the matter to Rome and appealed to Pope Celestine III. In May 1192, Pope Celestine III made Albert a cardinal, and ordained him in Rome as a deacon on 30 May 1192. He was then ordained to the priesthood on 19 September 1192 by Cardinal Guillaume de Champagne. He received episcopal consecration the next day and celebrated his first mass on 21 September in the Reims Cathedral.
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