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Adalbert

French saint, archbishop and missionary (c.910–981)

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Adalbert

French saint, archbishop and missionary (c.910–981)

Not who you're looking for? Others named Adalbert: male given name · heretics of the 8th century in the Frankish Empire · Catholic cardinal and antipope in 1101 · Duke of Alsace

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Adalbert of Magdeburg, sometimes incorrectly shortened to "Albert", known as the Apostle of the Slavs, was the first Archbishop of Magdeburg and a successful missionary to the Polabian Slavs to the east of what was contemporarily Germany. He was later canonised and his liturgical feast day was assigned as 20 June.

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Occupation: historian, monk, Catholic priest, amanuensis
Position held: Roman Catholic Archbishop of Magdeburg, abbot
Citizenship: Germany
Born: 910, 910
Died: June 20, 981

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Not who you're looking for? Others named Adalbert: male given name · heretics of the 8th century in the Frankish Empire · Catholic cardinal and antipope in 1101 · Duke of Alsace

Adalbert of Magdeburg, sometimes incorrectly shortened to "Albert", known as the Apostle of the Slavs, was the first Archbishop of Magdeburg and a successful missionary to the Polabian Slavs to the east of what was contemporarily Germany. He was later canonised and his liturgical feast day was assigned as 20 June.

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Occupation: historian, monk, Catholic priest, amanuensis
Position held: Roman Catholic Archbishop of Magdeburg, abbot
Citizenship: Germany
Born: 910, 910
Died: June 20, 981