Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. I, 1948 Saints & hagiography Blessed

Adalbero II, Bishop of Metz

ADALBERONE, II, VESCOVO DI METZ

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Also known as: Blessed Adalbero of Metz; French: Adalberon II

ADALBERO II, Bishop of Metz. - Son of Frederick, duke of Upper Lorraine, and of Beatrice, niece of Adalberone I. He was elected bishop of Metz on 16 Oct. 984 and consecrated on 28 Dec. of the same year. He built and restored many monasteries; he left a great reputation for holiness, and many martyrologies celebrate his name with the title of blessed. He died on 14 Dec. 1005.

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BIBL.: His life and his epitaph in MGH, Scriptores, IV, 698-72; J. Mabillon, Acta SS. ord. s. Ben., succ. VI, I, Paris 1701, pp. 29-30; W. Wattenbach, Deutschlands Geschichtsquellen im Mittelalter, 7th ed., Berlin 1904, p. 379.

Emma Santovito

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I (1948), col. 262.

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Santovito, Emma. “Adalberone, ii, vescovo di metz.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, col. 262. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948. https://azioneromana.com/article/adalberone-ii-vescovo-di-metz.

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Santovito, Emma. “Adalberone, ii, vescovo di metz.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948, col. 262. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/adalberone-ii-vescovo-di-metz.

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  title     = {Adalberone, ii, vescovo di metz},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {I},
  pages     = {262},
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  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1948},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/adalberone-ii-vescovo-di-metz}
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