Albert of Cashel

Late Gothic three-arched grave complex in the Niedermünsterkirche : on the right a shrine and grave figure of St. Erhard, left stone sarcophagus and grave figure of St. Albert

Albert von Cashel , also Albert von Regensburg , († between 700 and 800 in Regensburg ) is a saint who is venerated in Regensburg. Its historical existence is doubtful. He is said to have been Archbishop of Cashel and a companion of Holy Bishop Erhard von Regensburg .

The cultic tradition is based on a probably fictional biography written by an Irish monk of the Regensburg Schottenkloster St. Jakob in the 12th century. According to this Vita Albarti Archiepiscopi Casellensis , Albert lived in London and was widely known because of his pious lifestyle. Erhard, who is presented as Irish in the Vita, traveled to him from Ireland to meet him. They both became friends and moved back to Ireland together, where Albert became archbishop of that town at the request of the inhabitant of Cashel. Albert and Erhard then went to different Christian pilgrimage sites out of concern for their souls before they separated. Albert finally came to Regensburg out of longing for his friend, but since Erhard had died there in the meantime, he threw himself down crying at his grave in the Regensburg women's monastery in Niedermünster . On May 25th he was found dead and buried there.

Regardless of this biography, which was obviously intended to strengthen the position of the Irish monks in Regensburg, nothing is known about Albert. In recent sources he is also referred to as Irish. A grave is attributed to him in Niedermünster, and there are relics under his name.

Albert's day of remembrance in the Catholic calendar of saints is January 8th. He was on June 19, 1902 by Pope Leo XIII. canonized .

literature

Stefan Weber : The construction of a fabulous "Irish" holy life? Saint Albert, Regensburg and the Irish , in: Irish monks in southern Germany. Literary and cultural work of the Irish in the Middle Ages , ed. by D. Walz / J. Kaffanke (Latin literature in the German south-west 2), Heidelberg 2009, pp. 229–304.
Bruno Krusch , Wilhelm Levison (eds.): Vita Albarti Archiepiscopi Casellensis . In: Monumenta Germaniae Historica , Hanover / Leipzig 1913, pp. 21-23

Web links

↑ Albert von Cashel. Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints, accessed on July 23, 2015 .
↑ Saint Albert of Cashel. CatholicSaints.Info, accessed July 23, 2015 .

personal data
SURNAME	Albert of Cashel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Albert of Regensburg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Saint
DATE OF BIRTH	7th century or 8th century
DATE OF DEATH	between 700 and 800
Place of death	regensburg

[1] Albert von Cashel. Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints, accessed on July 23, 2015 .

[2] Saint Albert of Cashel. CatholicSaints.Info, accessed July 23, 2015 .