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Not who you're looking for? Others named Adalbert: male given name · French saint, archbishop and missionary (c.910–981) · Catholic cardinal and antipope in 1101 · Duke of Alsace
Aldebert, or Adalbert, was a preacher in 8th century Gaul. He claimed that an angel had conferred miraculous powers on him at birth, and that another had brought him relics of great sanctity from all parts of the earth. He claimed to be able to see the future and read people's thoughts, telling those who came to him that they had no need to confess, since he knew what they had done, and that their sins were forgiven.
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