PHILIPP ALBERTI. - German Carmelite, originally from Nussia (Neuss, Rhineland), died in Frankfurt in 1506. He entered the Carmelite Order in Frankfurt, earned a degree in theology at the University of Cologne, and taught at the University of Paris, then at the University of Cologne. In 1496, he was appointed prior of the convent in Frankfurt. A. was celebrated by his contemporaries as an eminent philosopher and theologian, a skilled orator, and a brilliant thinker.

Facade of the church of S. Maria Novella (1470) - Florence.
(photo: Alinari)
(photo: Anderson)