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This fine 14KT medal of St. Albert the Great, patron of scientists, measures 3/4 in. in diameter and comes in a deluxe black velvet gift box. *The sterling item is pictured, but the medal is the same.
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St. Albert the Great
Feast Day:
Roman Rite Calendar - 11/15
Patron Of:
Medical Technicians, Scientists, Students, Philosophers, School Children, Natural Sciences, World Youth Day
Son of a military nobleman. Dominican. Priest. Taught theology at Cologne and Paris. Teacher of Saint Thomas Aquinas. Influential teacher, preacher, administrator. Bishop of Regensburg. Introduced Greek and Arabic science and philosophy to medieval Europe. Known for his wide interest in what became known later as the natural sciences - botany, biology, etc. Wrote and illustrated guides to his observations, and was considered on a par with Aristotle as an authority on these matters. Theological writer. Doctor of the Church.