Albert von Weissenstein
Albert von Weissenstein OP (Latinized Albertus de Albo Lapide ; * around 1430 ; † before 1484 probably in Zurich ) was a religious priest of the Dominicans .
Career
Nothing is known about the origin. He was named as a confessor in Rome in 1450 . In 1451 he was enrolled at the University of Cologne . In 1452 he was vicar general of the observant Pforzheim Preachers' Convention , a student in Bologna and Florence , and in 1458 master of theology.
Father Albert wrote a Salve Regina and a treatise on the occasion of the indulgence approved by Pope Sixtus IV in 1479 in favor of the Zurich churches. The two works were printed by Sigmund Rot and represent the beginning of the history of book printing in Zurich.
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- Christian Moser: Albert von Weissenstein. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- ALBO LAPIDE, ALBERTUS DE for the complete catalog of the cradle prints , Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz
- Moser, Christian; Vitali, David (2001): The Zurich abstract tract of Albert von Weissenstein (1480). Swiss Journal for Religious and Cultural History (formerly: Journal for Swiss Church History), 95: 49-109. doi: 10.5169 / seals-130311
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weissenstein, Albert von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Albertus de Albo Lapide |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dominican, religious priest |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | before 1484 |
| Place of death | unsure: Zurich |