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	Adalbert (Archbishop) - LoveToKnow 1911
		Having attracted the notice of the German king, Henry III., Adalbert probably served as chancellor of the kingdom of Italy, and in 1045 was appointed archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen, his province including the Scandinavian countries, as well as a larger part of North Germany.
		Adalbert, who wished to free his lands entirely from the authority of the duke, aroused further hostility by an attack on the privileges of the great abbeys, and after the emperor's death in 1056 his lands were ravaged by Bernard.
		Adalbert was a man of proud and haughty bearing, with large ideas and a strong energetic character.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Adalbert_(Archbishop) (481 words)

	Adalbert of Magdeburg
		Adalbert was a German monk at the Benedictine Monastary of St. Maximinus in Trier.
		Adalbert subsequently traveled to Mainz, where he became abbot of Weissenburg[?] in Alsace.
		A student in Adalbert's time who went on to do important work among the Slavs was Voitech of Prague, later canonized as Saint Adalbert of Prague.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ad/Adalbert_of_Magdeburg.html (190 words)

	Adalbert of Prague - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Adalbert baptized Geza of Hungary and his son Stephen, and he also worked to convert the Poles.
		Adalbert became the Bishop of Prague in 982.
		Adalbert Vojtěch of Prague had already in 977 entertained the idea of becoming a missionary in Prussia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Adalbert_of_Prague (507 words)

	Adalbert of Prague (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Adalbert (Czech: Vojtěch, Polish: Wojciech, Germanic equivalent Adalbert - the joy of warrior) was born of a noble family in Libice, Bohemia about the year 956.
		Adalbert Vojtech of Prague had already in 977 entertained the idea of becoming a missionary in Prussia.
		Saint Adalbert became the patron saint of Bohemia, Hungary, Poland and Province of Prussia.
	www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/a/ad/adalbert_of_prague.html (416 words)

	St. Hedwig Virtual Tour: St. Adalbert Statue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		St Adalbert was born circa 956 in Libicach (Libice) in Bohemia, the son of Prince Slavik (Slavnik)and Strzezyslavia of the nobility.
		Adalbert was educated by St. Adalbert of Magdeburg, in Magdeberg, and in 982, he was consecrated by Archbishop Willigis of Mainz, as second bishop of Prague, when Bishop Dytmar died in 982.
		Adalbert is the patron Saint of Bohemia, Prokop, and Vaclav.
	www.sthedwigchurch.org /tour/statues/r.htm (297 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Adalbert (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Adalbert mentioned as the Chancellor for Italy under Henry III in 1045.
		Adalbert then conceived the idea of a great northern patriarchate, with its seat at Hamburg, but was constantly foiled.
		Adalbert is characterized by Adam of Bremen as minax vultu et habitu verborumque altitudine suspectus audientibus.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/01126c.htm (453 words)

	Courtly Lives - St Wojciech (Adalbert) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		St Adalbert was born circa 956 in Libicach (Libice) in Bohemia, the son of Prince Slavik (Slavnik)and Strzezyslavia of the nobility.
		Adalbert was educated by St. Adalbert of Magdeburg, in Magdeberg, and in 982, he was consecrated by Archbishop Willigis of Mainz, as second bishop of Prague, when Bishop Dytmar died in 982.
		Adalbert is the patron Saint of Bohemia, Prokop, and Vaclav.
	www.angelfire.com /mi4/polcrt/Wojciech.html (261 words)

	CalendarHome.com - - Calendar Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In 982 Adalbert became the Bishop of Prague.
		As for Adalbert, he went to Hungary and baptized Géza of Hungary and his son Stephen in the city of Esztergom.
		Adalbert Vojtěch of Prague had already in 977 entertained the idea of becoming a missionary in Prussia.
	encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /cgi-bin/encyclopedia.pl?p=Adalbert_of_Prague (1089 words)

	Adalbert
		The assent of Adalbert was necessary for such a decision, which he promised to ratify only on condition that his dream of a northern patriarchate be realized.
		In extenuation of Adalbert's eagerness to obtain privileges for his archdiocese it must be recalled that he had sacrificed much in the royal service, and that his influence was ever for the more open and straightforward course of action, in contradistinction to that of the opposition party.
		Archbishop Adalbert is characterized by Adam of Bremen as minax vultu et habitu verborumque altitudine suspectus audientibus.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/a/adalbert.html (503 words)

	Adalbert biography - S9.com
		956 - Adalbert was born of a Czech noble family of Prince Slavnik in Libice nad Cidlinou, Bohemia.
		Although Adalbert descended from a rich family and could afford comfort and luxury, he lived poorly of his own free will.
		Adalbert complained of polygamy and idolatry, which still were not unusual among the Czechs.
	www.s9.com /Biography/Adalbert (244 words)

	Adalbert of Magdeburg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Adalbert was a German monk at the Benedictine Monastary of Saint Maximinus in Trier.
		Adalbert subsequently traveled to Mainz, where he became abbot of Weissenburg in Alsace.
		A student in Adalbert's time who went on to do important work among the Slavs was Voitech of Prague, later canonized as Saint Adalbert of Prague.
	www.marylandheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Adalbert_of_Magdeburg (270 words)

	St Albertus Church, Detroit - Saint Adalbert
		Adalbert gave sanctuary in his church to a woman of nobility convicted of adultery.
		When she was dragged from the church and murdered, St. Adalbert excommunicated all those involved in the killing.
		Adalbert Martyred 1000 Years Ago written by Jan Steven Zaleski for the Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan's journal The Eaglet (May 1997 issue) appears here with permission and in kindness.
	www.stalbertus.org /stadalbertus.htm (398 words)

	Adalbert I
		From the day when, as Archbishop elect, he received the insignia of his office, Adalbert become a changed man. Whether this marvellous change was due to a realization of his sacred duties or to an awakening to the sacrilegious injustice of Henry's conduct at Rome, we cannot say.
		The politic Adalbert, ever on the alert to ward off any danger of a schism, induced Matilda to return the insignia, and called an assembly of princes, who chose as Henry's successor Lothair II the Saxon, afterwards crowned Emperor in Rome by Pope Innocent II (1133).
		Adalbert died in 1137, having atoned for his early injustice by long years of faithful and efficient service in all that touched the interests of truth and the welfare of the Church.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/a/adalbert_i.html (454 words)

	Adalbert - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Adalbert, Duke of Lorraine (1000-1048), aka Adalbert of Longwy
		Adalbert of Austria (died 1055), aka Adalbert the Victorious
		1000-1072), aka Adalbert of Bremen and Adalbert I of Saxony
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Adalbert (103 words)

	Saint Adalbert Catholic Cemetery
		A nobleman, bishop, and founder of a monastery, Adalbert was martyred on 23 April 997 while preaching to the Prussians.
		Saint Adalbert Cemetery is located on Milwaukee Avenue in the town of Niles, a near north suburb of Chicago.
		Adalbert from this central street, with opposing gates in the two adjoining sides permitting passage from one half to the other.
	www.graveyards.com /IL/Cook/stadalbert (209 words)

	Encyclopedia: Adalbert of Prague (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Events City of Gdansk is founded Saint Adalbert of Prague is sent to Prussia by Boleslaus I of Poland Samuil of Bulgaria crowned Tsar by Pope Gregory V Births Deaths Saint Adalbert of Prague, martyrdom Categories: 997...
		The Meeting at the tomb of Saint Adalbert is one of the most important events in Polish history, though scholars disagree over the details of the decisions made at the meeting, especially whether the Polish prince was pledged the kings crown or not.
		In 1037 Bohemian duke Bretislav I retrieved the bones of Saint Adalbert from Gniezno and moved them to Prague, but in other version he took only part of bone, while rest bones of St. Adalbert were hiden by Poles.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Adalbert-of-Prague (1852 words)

	St. Adalbert, Our Patron
		Adalbert was born of a noble family in Bohemia in 956, Adalbert was given the name of Wojciech at baptism.
		Later, young Adalbert went on to study for the priesthood and, after his ordination, he was elected to become the Bishop of Prague in 983.
		Adalbert worked vigorously to strengthen the faith of his people, but his efforts seemed to be fruitless.
	www.tchr.org /toledo/parish/OurPatron/OurPatron.html (524 words)

	PGSA -St. Adalbert Chicago
		The exterior of the church was sandblasted and tuckpointed, and the interior was redecorated.
		Because of the proximity of St. Adalbert Church to St. Vitus and St. Pius parishes, a study was conducted by the Pastoral Resources Committee of the Archdiocese of Chicago.
		In 1978, 575 families belonged to St. Adalbert parish and 161 children were enrolled in the school under the direction of five Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth and four lay teachers.
	www.pgsa.org /ArchChiPolPar/StAdalbertChi.htm (1640 words)

	Prussian Mennonite Genealogical Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Mennonites in Prussia, 1786-1806, compiled by Adalbert Goertz.
		Mennonite settlers in the Neumark, Brandenburg (1767/1778), compiled by Adalbert Goertz, (5K).
		Mennonite Baptisms in Baerwalde: 1782-1805, compiled by Adalbert Goertz.
	www.mmhs.org /prussia/mmhsgen3.htm (1296 words)

	The Ecole Glossary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		After the death of his mentor in 981, Adalbert, who had grand visions of missionary work and clerical reform, returned to Prague, and in the following year, he became the second bishop of Prague.
		Boleslaus I, duke of Poland, invited him to evangelize the Prussians of Pomerania; Adalbert was killed on the suspicion of being a Polish spy.
		Boleslaus I buried Adalbert's body at Gniezno, Poland, whence it was translated in 1039 to Prague.
	www2.evansville.edu /ecoleweb/glossary/adalbertp.html (215 words)

	AllRefer.com - Adalbert (Roman Catholic And Orthodox Churches: General Biography) - Encyclopedia
		He was a favorite of Holy Roman Emperor Henry III, who appointed Adalbert to the archbishopric in order to break the power of the dukes of N Europe.
		He was a guardian of Henry's son and successor, Henry IV, but his relentless ambition to strengthen the church and the monarchy at the expense of the nobles (chiefly by annexing their lands) defeated itself.
		One of the ablest statesmen of his time, Adalbert helped consolidate both his ecclesiastical domain and the imperial authority.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/Adalbert.html (281 words)

	Adalbert of Prague -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Adalbert (Czech:, Polish: Wojciech, Germanic equivalent Adalbert - the joy of warrior) was a (Click link for more info and facts about 10th century) 10th century bishop of Prague who was martyred in his efforts to convert the Baltic Prussians.
		Adalbert baptized (Click link for more info and facts about Geza of Hungary) Geza of Hungary and his son (English writer (1832-1904)) Stephen, and he also worked to convert the (A long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic) Poles.
		Saint Adalbert's bones were stored in (Click link for more info and facts about Gniezno) Gniezno and helped (Click link for more info and facts about Boleslaus I of Poland) Boleslaus I of Poland to improve Poland's position in Europe (see (Click link for more info and facts about Meeting in Gniezno) Meeting in Gniezno).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/ad/adalbert_of_prague.htm (585 words)

	Search Results for "Adalbert" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Adalbert, 1043-72, German churchman, archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen, a diocese that included Scandinavia.
		In the city are the churches of St. Adalbert (10th cent.) and of the Holy Cross (14th cent.)....
		It was made an archbishopric in 845, and under Archbishop Adalbert (1043-72) it included all of Scandinavia, Iceland, and Greenland....
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=&query=Adalbert (304 words)

	Chapter II. - PREUSSEN: SAINT ADALBERT.
		Adalbert went, accordingly, with staff and scrip, two monks attending him, into that dangerous country: not in fear, he; a devout high-tempered man, verging now on fifty, his hair getting gray, and face marred with innumerable troubles and provocations of past time.
		The place--or if not this place, then Gnesen in Poland, the final burial-place of Adalbert, which is better known--has ever since had a kind of sacredness; better or worse expressed by mankind: in the form of canonization, endless pilgrimages, rumored miracles, and such like.
		Adalbert has stamped his life upon it, in the form of a crucifix, in lasting protest against that.
	www.globusz.com /ebooks/Fred2/00000012.htm (1216 words)

	CNY Lead Story Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Adalbert's has always been a do-it-yourself parish--even when the church was but a dream in the minds of those who came to Staten Island from Polska a century ago.
		The church was built as an asymmetrical A-frame structure to capitalize on a triangular plot of land.
		Adalbert's also honors other ethnic religious customs, for example, the annual feast day Mass of St. Joseph, followed by serving St. Joseph's bread and Italian pastries.
	www.cny.org /archive/ft/ft071901.htm (936 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Adalbert I
		He was of the family of the Counts of Saarbrücken, and under both Henry IV and Henry V of Germany he held the office of imperial chancellor, discharging his duties with energy and skill.
		Adalbert Archbishop of Mainz in reward for his part in the shameful intrigue against the Supreme Pontiff.
		Adalbert was made a legate, Henry seized some pretext for attacking Mainz, whereupon
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/01127a.htm (455 words)

	St. Adalbert of Prague
		Adalbert (baptized Vojtech) was a member of the Slavniks, an East Bohemian princely dynasty.
		A man of zeal, Adalbert worked for the reform of the Czech church and the spread of Christianity among the non-Christian Bohemians and Hungarians.
		Adalbert and his companions made a few converts at Danzig, but the Prussians ordered the missionaries out of the country.
	www.stthomasirondequoit.com /SaintsAlive/id563.htm (662 words)

	RESTORING THE BASILICA OF ST. ADALBERT: GODLY MISSION
		The pastor is forming volunteer fund-raising committees after more than 90 percent of parishioners who responded to a survey in September voted to launch the drive.
		As one of the first Polish parishes in Michigan, St. Adalbert played a significant role in the growth of the Diocese of Grand Rapids.
		Adalbert, which draws visitors from around the state, is one of 53 minor basilicas in the United States.
	www.freep.com /news/religion/church29_20011129.htm (746 words)

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