Biography of the Medieval Doctor Universal

1. SAINT ALBERT THE GREAT

2. Known as Albert the Great; scientist, philosopher,
and theologian, born c. 1206;
died at Cologne, 15 November 1280.

3. He is called "the Great", and "Doctor Universalis" (Universal Doctor),
in recognition of his extraordinary genius and extensive knowledge,
for he was proficient in every branch of learning cultivated in his day

4. Albert, eldest son of the Count of Bollstädt, was
born at Lauingen, Swabia, around the year 1200

5. As a youth he was sent to pursue his studies at
the University of Padua; that city being chosen either
because his uncle resided there, or because Padua
was famous for its culture of the liberal arts,

6. In the year 1223 he joined the Order of
St. Dominic, being attracted by the
preaching of Blessed Jordan of Saxony
second Master General of the Order.

7. He taught theology at Hildesheim, Freiburg
(Breisgau), Ratisbona, Strasburg, and Cologne.
He taught
theolgy at
Hildesheim
Cologne
Strasburg
Ratisbona
Freiburg

8. He was in the convent of Cologne, interpreting Peter Lombard's
"Book of the Sentences", when, in 1245, he was ordered to go to Paris.

9. During this period of teaching
at Cologne and Paris he counted
amongst his hearers St. Thomas
Aquinas, then a silent, thoughtful
youth, whose genius he
recognized and whose future
greatness he foretold.
The disciple accompanied his
master to Paris in 1245, and
returned with him, in 1248, to the
new Studium Generale of Cologne,
in which Albert was appointed
Regent, whilst Thomas became
second professor and Magister
Studentium (Master of Students).

10. In 1254 Albert was elected Provincial
of his Order in Germany

11. He journeyed to Rome in 1256, to defend the Mendicant
Orders against the attacks of William of St. Amour,

12. During his sojourn in Rome Albert filled the office
of Master of the Sacred Palace (instituted in the
time of St. Dominic), and preached on the Gospel
of St. John and the Canonical Epistles.

13. At the General Chapter
of the Dominicans held
at Valenciennes in 1250,
with St. Thomas Aquinas
and Peter of Tarentasia
afterwards PopeInnocent V),
he drew up rules for the
direction of studies,
and for determining the
system of graduation,
in the Order.

14. In the year 1260 he
was appointed Bishop
of Ratisbon
Albert governed the
diocese until 1262,
when, upon the
acceptance
of his resignation,
he voluntarily
resumed the duties
of a professor in
he Studium at Cologne

15. In 1263 Pope Urban IV relieved him of the duties
of bishop and asked him to preach the eighth
Crusade in German-speaking countries.

16. In the year 1270 he sent
a memoir to Paris
to aid St. Thomas in
combating Siger de
Brabant and the Averroists.

17. He was called by Pope Gregory X to
attend the Council of Lyons (1274)

18. in 1277 when Stephen Tempier and others wished to condemn the writings of
St. Thomas, on the plea that they were too favourable to the unbelieving
philosophers, he journeyed to Paris to defend the memory of his disciple

19. After suffering a collapse of health in 1278, he died on 15
November 1280 in the Dominican convent in Cologne, Germany

20. He was beatified
by Pope Gregory
XV in 1622;
he was finally
Canonized in 1931.
He was proclaimed
by Pius XI the
patron saint
of natural
scientists
in 1941.

21. Since 15 November 1954 his relics are in a Roman sarcophagus
in the crypt of the Dominican St. Andreas Church in Cologne

22. THE LEGACY OF SAINT ALBERT THE GREAT

23. Albert molded
the curriculum
of studies for
all Dominican
students,
introduced
Aristotle to the
classroom and
probed the work
of Neoplatonists,
such as Plotinus

25. the tradition of Dominican scholastic philosophy put into practice, for example, in 1265
at the Order's studium provinciale at the convent of Santa Sabina in Rome, out of which
would develop the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, the "Angelicum

26. In Cologne he is
known not only for
being the founder
of Germany's
oldest university
there, but also for
"the big verdict"
(der Große Schied)
of 1258,
which brought
an end to the
conflict between
the citizens of
Cologne and the
archbishop.

27. Albert devoted the last
tractatus of De Bono
to a theory of justice
and natural law.
Albert places God as
the pinnacle of justice
and natural law. God
legislates and divine
authority is supreme.
Up until his time, it was
the only work specifically
devoted to natural law
written by a theologian
or philosopher.

28. He gave to Christian philosophy and
theology the form and method which,
substantially, they retain to this day whose
"Summa Theologiae"was the first written
after all the works of Aristotle had become
generally known at Paris. Their application
of Aristotelean methods and principles
to the study of revealed doctrine gave to
the world the scholastic system which
embodies the reconciliation of
reason and Orthodox faith.

29. His philosophical work
is very extensive and
consists of a complete
commentary
on Aristotle,
commentaries
on Pietro Lombardo,
the Pseudo-Dionysius,
the Old and
the New Testament.
He gathered into one
vast encyclopedia all
that was known in his
day, and then expressed
his own opinions.

30. He resolved to
purify the works
of Aristotle from
Rationalism,
Averroism,
Pantheism,
and other errors,
and thus compel
pagan philosophy
to do service
in the cause of
revealed truth

31. Pantheism was refuted along with Averroism when
the true doctrine on Universals, the system known as moderate
Realism, was accepted by the scholastic philosophers

32. He was an authority on logic, theology, botany, geography, astronomy, astrology,
mineralogy, alchemy, zoology, physiology, phrenology, justice, law, friendship, and love.

33. Many stories arose about Albert as an alchemist and magician. "Much of the modern
confusion results from the fact that later works, particularly the alchemical work
known as the Secreta Alberti or the Experimenta Alberti, were falsely attributed to
Albertus by their authors to increase the prestige of the text through association."

34. Churches dedicated to Saint Albert the Great

36. LIST OF PRESENTATIONS IN ENGLISH
Revised 30-9-2021
Advent and Christmas – time of hope and peace
All Souls Day
Amoris Laetitia – ch 1 – In the Light of the Word
Amoris Laetitia – ch 2 – The Experiences and Challenges of Families
Amoris Laetitia – ch 3 - Looking to Jesus, the Vocation of the Family
Amoris Laetitia – ch 4 - Love in Marriage
Amoris Laetitia – ch 5 – Love made Fruitfuol
Amoris Laetitia – ch 6 – Some Pastoral Perspectives
Amoris Laetitia – ch 7 – Towards a better education of children
Amoris Laetitia – ch 8 – Accompanying, discerning and integrating weaknwss
Amoris Laetitia – ch 9 – The Spirituality of Marriage and the Family
Beloved Amazon 1ª – A Social Dream
Beloved Amazon 2 - A Cultural Dream
Beloved Amazon 3 – An Ecological Dream
Beloved Amazon 4 - An Ecclesiastical Dream
Carnival
Christ is Alive
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 1 – Church and Family today
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 2 - God’s plan for the family
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 1 – family as a Community
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 2 – serving life and education
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 3 – mission of the family in society
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 4 - Family in the Church
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 4 Pastoral familiar
Football in Spain
Haurietis aquas – devotion to the Sacred Heart by Pius XII
Holidays and Holy Days
Holy Spirit
Holy Week – drawings for children
Holy Week – glmjpses of the last hours of JC
Inauguration of President Donald Trump
Juno explores Jupiter
Laudato si 1 – care for the common home
Laudato si 2 – Gospel of creation
Laudato si 3 – Human roots of the ecological crisis
Laudato si 4 – integral ecology
Laudato si 5 – lines of approach and action
Laudato si 6 – Education y Ecological Spirituality
Love and Marriage 12,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
Lumen Fidei – ch 1,2,3,4
Martyrs of North America and Canada
Medjugore Pilgrimage
Misericordiae Vultus in English
Mother Teresa of Calcuta – Saint
Pope Franciss in Thailand
Pope Francis in Japan
Pope Francis in Sweden
Pope Francis in Hungary, Slovaquia
Pope Francis in America
Pope Francis in the WYD in Poland 2016
Querida Amazonia
Resurrection of Jesus Christ –according to the Gospels
Russian Revolution and Communismo 3 civil war 1918.1921
Russian Revolution and Communism 1
Russian Revolution and Communismo 2
Saint Agatha, virgin and martyr
Saint Albert the Great
Saint Anthony of Padua
Saint Francis of Assisi
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Saint James, apostle
Saint Joseph
Saint Maria Goretti
Saint Martin of Tours
Saint Maximilian Kolbe
Saint Mother Theresa of Calcutta
Saint Jean Baptiste MarieaVianney, Curé of Ars
Saint John of the Cross
Saint Patrick and Ireland
Signs of hope
Sunday – day of the Lord
Thanksgiving – History and Customs
The Body, the cult – (Eucharist)
Valentine
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Way of the Cross – drawings for children
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37. LISTA DE PRESENTACIONES EN ESPAÑOL
Revisado 30-9-2021
Abuelos
Adviento y Navidad, tiempo de esperanza
Amor y Matrimonio 1 - 9
Amoris Laetitia – ch 1 – A la luz de la Palabre
Amoris Laetitia – ch 2 – Realidad y Desafíos de las Familias
Amoris Laetitia – ch 3 La mirada puesta en Jesús: Vocación de la Familia
Amoris Laetitia – ch 4 - El Amor en el Matrimonio
Amoris Laetitia – ch 5 – Amor que se vuelve fecundo
Amoris Laetitia – ch 6 – Algunas Perspectivas Pastorales
Amoris Laetitia – ch 7 – Fortalecer la educacion de los hijos
Amoris Laetitia – ch 8 – Acompañar, discernir e integrar la fragilidad
Amoris Laetitia – ch 9 – Espiritualidad Matrimonial y Familiar
Carnaval
Cristo Vive
Dia de todos los difuntos
Domingo – día del Señor
El camino de la cruz de JC en dibujos para niños
El Cuerpo, el culto – (eucarisía)
Espíritu Santo
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 1 – iglesia y familia hoy
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 2 - el plan de Dios para la familia
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 1 – familia como comunidad
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 2 – servicio a la vida y educación
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 3 – misión de la familia en la sociedad
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 4 - participación de la familia en la iglesia
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 4 Pastoral familiar
Fátima – Historia de las Apariciones de la Virgen
Feria de Sevilla
Haurietis aquas – el culto al Sagrado Corazón
Hermandades y cofradías
Hispanidad
Laudato si 1 – cuidado del hogar común
Laudato si 2 – evangelio de creación
Laudato si 3 – La raíz de la crisis ecológica
Laudato si 4 – ecología integral
Laudato si 5 – líneas de acción
Laudato si 6 – Educación y Espiritualidad Ecológica
Lumen Fidei – cap 1,2,3,4
Madre Teresa de Calcuta – Santa
María y la Biblia
Martires de Nor America y Canada
Medjugore peregrinación
Misericordiae Vultus en Español
Papa Francisco en Bulgaria
Papa Francisco en Rumania
Papa Francisco en Marruecos
Papa Francisco en México
Papa Francisco – mensaje para la Jornada Mundial Juventud 2016
Papa Francisco – visita a Chile
Papa Francisco – visita a Perú
Papa Francisco en Colombia 1 + 2
Papa Francisco en Cuba
Papa Francisco en Fátima
Papa Francisco en la JMJ 2016 – Polonia
Papa Francisco en Hugaría e Eslovaquia
Queridas Amazoznia 1,2,3,4
Resurrección de Jesucristo – según los Evangelios
Revolución Rusa y Comunismo 1, 2, 3
Santa Agata, virgen y martir
San Alberto Magno
San Antonio de Padua
San Francisco de Asis 1,2,3,4
Santa Maria Goretti
San Ignacio de Loyola
San José, obrero, marido, padre
San Juan Ma Vianney, Curé de’Ars
San Juan de la Cruz
San Martin de Tours
San Maximiliano Kolbe
Santa Teresa de Calcuta
San Padre Pio de Pietralcina
San Patricio e Irlanda
Santiago Apóstol
Semana santa – Vistas de las últimas horas de JC
Vacaciones Cristianas
Valentín
Virgen de Guadalupe
Vocación – www.vocación.org
Vocación a evangelizar
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