Albert of Genoa

{{short description|Italian Roman Catholic saint}}

{{Infobox saint | honorific_prefix = Saint |name= Albert of Genoa |birth_date= |death_date= 1180 |feast_day= 8 July |venerated_in= Roman Catholic Church |image= |imagesize= 250px |caption= |birth_place= Genoa, Italy |death_place= |titles= |beatified_date= |beatified_place= |beatified_by= |canonized_date= |canonized_place= |canonized_by= |attributes= |patronage= |major_shrine= |suppressed_date= |issues= }} '''Albert of Genoa''', also known as '''Lambert of Genoa''', was a Cistercian hermit. Born in Genoa, Italy, Albert entered the Cistercian abbey nearby. There he remained for the rest of his life as a lay brother and a hermit.<ref>[http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=1209 St. Albert of Genoa] Catholic Online</ref>

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