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Saint of the Day – 15 August – Blessed Alberto Berdini OFM Conv. (1385– 1450)

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Saint of the Day – 15 August – Blessed Alberto Berdini OFM Conv. (1385– 1450) Priest and Friar of the Friars Minor Conventual, known as the “King of Preachers – Rex Praedicatorum” Disciple and companion of St Bernardine of Siena in his Missionary work in Italy., often called upon to assist in peace discussions between warring Cities. Born in 1385 in Sarteano, Tuscany, Italy and died on 15 August 1450 in Milan, Italy of natural causes. Also known as – Alberto Berdini, Alberto of Sarteano.

Alberto entered the Order of Friars Minor Conventuals in 1405 and took up studies as a Novice in Florence. In 1422, he went to Verona to continue his studies in the classics. In July 1423, he met St Bernardine of Siena, who was preaching in Treviso. Alberto became desirous of following a stricter Rule of St Francis, closer to the original which St Bernardine was promoting and he transferred to the Observant Friars, becoming one of the companions of the Apostle of the Holy Name of Jesus, St Bernardine.

Alberto was a speaker of learned eloquence and under the guidance of St Bernardine, his fame as an orator became so renowned that he was commonly known as the “King of Preachers” (Rex Praedicatorum). Upon hearing him preach, Blessed Caterina Moriggi was moved to take up the ascetic life. One of his main themes was peace and he would become personally involved in peace-making in Modena, Perugia, Arezzo, Brescia and Ferrara.

Pope Eugene IV commissioned him as Apostolic Delegate for the Middle East and parts of Africa – Ethiopia, India, Egypt and Jerusalem. Alberto was accompanied on his missions by Tommaso Bellacci.

In 1439 he was sent by the Pope to deliver a letter to the Coptic Church in Egypt, an invitation to participate in the Council of Florence and thus take part in the ongoing efforts to unite all Christian Churches. He returned to Italy on 26 August 1441 with four Coptic Bishops, although eventually the efforts at reunion proved fruitless.

The panel of the bronze Holy Door at St Peter’s Basilica, in Rome, in which Filarete sculpted the scene of the presentation of the Copts and Ethiopians, also handed down the image of Alberto alongside the Papal throne – perhaps this is Panel 8 – SEE HERE – (https://stpetersbasilica.info/Interior/DoorFilarete/DoorFilarete.htm. The entire door was then inserted in the new Vatican Basilica, during the pontificate of Paul V.

Alberto was elected as Acting General of the Order of Friars Minor, due to the sudden death of the incumbent of the Office. Alberto served for a year, from 1442-1443 until a new Minister General was elected.

Alberto died in Milan, Italy, on 15 August 1450.

Alberto, along with his teacher, St Bernardine, is considered among the four great pillars of the Observant reform within the Order of Friars Minor.

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The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven and Memorials of the Saints – 15 August

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The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven
(Feast instituted by Pope Leo IV in 847) The Patronal Feast of South Africa
https://anastpaul.com/2018/08/19/the-solemnity-of-the-assumption-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary-19-august/
AND:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/08/15/solemnity-of-the-assumption-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary-and-memorials-of-the-saints-15-august-4/

St Alypius of Thagaste (Died 430) Bishop Bishop of the See of Thagaste (in what is now Algeria) in 394, Confessor, Reformer, Defender of the Faith against heresy, Lawyer, teacher, spiritual advisor. He was a lifelong disciple and friend of Saint Augustine of Hippo and joined him in his conversion (in 386; Confessions 8.12.28) and life in Christianity. He is credited with helping establish Augustine’s Monastery in Africa. Most of what is known about him comes from Augustine’s autobiographical Confessions.
Biography:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/08/15/saint-of-the-dy-saint-alypius-of-thagaste-died-430/

Blessed Alfred of Hildesheim OSB (Died 874) Bishop, Benedictine Monk, Confessor, Founder of Essen Abbey, Hildesheim Cathedral, many Convents, Schools and Seminaries, Royal Spiritual Adviser to the East Frankish King Louis the German, Diplomatic Peacemaker, he was know for his great devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
His Lifestory:
https://anastpaul.com/2020/08/15/saint-of-the-day-15-august-blessed-alfred-of-hildesheim-osb-died-874-bishop/

Blessed Aimo Taparelli OP (c 1395-1495) Priest and Friar of the Order of Preachers, widower and father, Reformer, spiritual writer. He served as an Inquisitor-General for his Order in the Lombard and Liguria regions of Italy and became a travelling preacher in Northern Italian Cities. His name means “defends the house with the sword.” Aimo was Beatified on 29 May 1856 by Pope Pius IX.
Blessed Aimo’s zealous Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/08/15/saint-of-the-day-15-august-blessed-aimo-taparelli-op-c-1395-1495/

Blessed Alberto Berdini OFM Conv. (1385– 1450) Priest and Friaer of the Friars Minor Conventual, known as the “King of Preachers.”
St Arduinus of Rimini
St Napoleon of Alexandria

St Simplician (c 320-c 401) Archbishop of Milan and Successor of St Ambrose (340-397) Doctor of the Church in the Archdiocese of Milan, Teacher, Catechist, Writer, Mystic.
St Ambrose used to call Simplician father, as a sign of spiritual relationship but they were also great friends. Simplician took also an active part in the conversions of both Alypius of Thagaste and Augustine of Hippo. The meeting between Augustine and Simplican occurred in Milan in 386 and it is recorded in Augustine’s Confessions. After his conversion, Augustine also called Simplician father and in 397 he dedicated to Simplician two books on the issue of predestination, known as De Diversis Quaestionibus ad Simplicianum. St Augustine, remembered and referred to him with deep gratitude, calling him the “spiritual father of my soul” and would submit his own writings to him to review and comment.
Details of the life of St Simplician here: https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2017/08/15/saint-of-the-day-15-august-st-simplician-of-milan/

St Tarcisius (3rd century) Martyr of the Eucharist – Patronages – Altar boys, First Communicants.
About St Tarcisius:
https://anastpaul.com/2018/08/15/saint-of-the-day-15-august-st-tarcisius-3rd-century-martyr-of-the-eucharist/

Martyrs of Nicomedia – 3 Saints: Three Christians Martyred together. No details survive but the names – Eutychian, Philip and Straton. They were martyred in Nicomedia, Bithynia (in modern Turkey).