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  Adalbert of Prague
Adalbert baptized Geza of Hungary and his son Stephen, and he also worked to convert the Poles.
Adalbert Vojtech of Prague had already in 977 entertained the idea of becoming a missionary in Prussia.
Adalbert became the patron saint of Prussia, Hungary, Bohemia and Poland.
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 Adalbert of Prague - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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.
In 1039 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 bones, while rest of St. Adalbert's relics were hiden by Poles.
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 Adalbert of Magdeburg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Adalbert was a German monk at the Benedictine Monastary of Saint Maximinus in Trier.
Adalbert subsequently traveled to Mainz, where he became abbot of Wissembourg 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.
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 Station Information - Adalbert of Prague   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Adalbert and his followers entered Prussia territory near Gdansk and went along the Baltic Sea coast.
Saint Adalbert bones were stored in Gniezno and helped Boleslaus I of Poland to improve a position of Poland in Europe (see Meeting in Gniezno).
Saint Adalbert became the patron saint of Province of Prussia, Hungary, Bohemia and Poland.
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 Courtly Lives - St Wojciech (Adalbert)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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.
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 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.
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 Adalbert of Prague - Wikipedia
Adalbert baptized Geysa and Stephan, rulers of Hungary and he also christianized the Poles.
Saint Adalbert Vojtech of Prague was then sent by the pope to christianise the heathen Prussians.
Adalbert and his followers entered near Danzig and went along the Baltic Sea Coast of Prussia.
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 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.
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 New Prague Minnesota
Prague (''Praha'' in Czech) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic.
Prague is a historical novel by Arthur Phillips about a group of North American expatriates in Budapest, Hungary circa 1990, at the end of the cold war.
Adalbert (Czech:, Polish: ''Wojciech'', Germanic equivalent ''Adalbert'' - ''the joy of warrior'') was a 10th century bishop of Prague who was martyred in his efforts to convert the Baltic Prussians.
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 Encyclopedia: Adalbert of Prague   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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 The town of Trondheim is founded.
He became Bishop of Prague, whence he was obliged to flee on account of the enmity he had aroused by his efforts to reform the clergy of his diocese.
Adalbert went among them as a missionary, and probably baptized King Geysa and his family, and King Stephen.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Archdiocese of Prague   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Adalbert, second Bishop of Prague, appointed by Otto II at Verona, was consecrated by Willigis of Mainz.
Severus, sixth Bishop of Prague, was one of the retinue of Duke Bretislaw Achilles, who brought (1039) the relics of St. Adalbert from Gnesen to Prague.
Zdik adhered to the duke, and was, therefore, obliged to flee to Prague; after giving warnings in vain he placed the rebels and the land under bann and interdict, which were later removed by the legate Guido.
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 Adalbert of Prague   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Adalbert (Czech: Vojtěch Polish: Wojciech Germanic equivalent Adalbert - the joy of warrior) was born of a noble family Libice Bohemia about the year 956.
Adalbert and his followers Prussia territory near Gdansk and went along the Baltic Sea coast.
In 1037 Bohemian King Bretislav I retrieved the bones of Saint Adalbert Gniezno and moved it to Prague.
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 Hungarian Saints -- Adalbert
Adalbert sheltered her in the church of some nuns, and defied her accusers in the name of penitence and sanctuary.
Adalbert thereupon excommunicated the principals in the affair; and this so aggravated the malice of his political opponents that he had to leave Prague a second time.
Adalbert's body was thrown into the water and, being washed up on the Polish coast, it was eventually enshrined at Gniezno; in 1039 the relics were translated (by force) to Prague.
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 Adalbert of Prague - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
He damned Vrśovcy and predicted that they would be severely persecuted.After all these events Adalbert escaped from Prague, despite the Pope's call for him to return to his episcopal see.
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 bones, while rest of St. Adalbert's relics were hiden by Poles.
Adalbert of Prague, See also and External link.
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 Adalbert of Prague   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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.
Saint Adalbert bones were stored in Gniezno and helped Boleslaus I of Poland to improve a position of Poland in Europe(see Meeting in Gniezno).
In 1037 Bohemian King BretislavI retrieved the bones of Saint Adalbert from Gniezno and moved it to Prague.
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 St. Adalbert of Prague
Adalbert (baptized Vojtech) was a member of the Slavniks, an East Bohemian princely dynasty.
Forced to leave Prague, Bishop Adalbert went to Rome in 990 and became a monk in a Benedictine monastery.
Utterly unable to fulfill his duties in Prague, Adalbert got permission from Pope John XV to devote himself to the full-time apostolate of the more easterly Slavic nations.
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 Patron Saints Index: Saint Adalbert of Prague
Took the name of Saint Adalbert of Magdeburg, the archbishop who healed, educated and converted him.
Opposed by the nobility in Prague and unpopular in the area, he withdrew to Rome and became a Benedictine monk, making his vows on 17 April 990; Pope John XV sent him back to Prague.
There being no hope of his working in Prague, he was allowed to (unsuccessfully) evangelize in Pomerania, Poland, Prussia, Hungary, and Russia.
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 Adalbert - Psychology Central   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Adalbert, Duke of Lorraine (1000-1048), aka Adalbert of Longwy
1000-1072), aka Adalbert of Bremen and Adalbert I of Saxony
Adalbert of Mainz (died 1137) Archbishop of Mainz
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 Slavery in medieval Europe - RecipeFacts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Slaves were traded openly in most cities, including as diverse cities as Marseille, Dublin and Prague, and many were sold to buyers in the Middle East.
The trade routes were established between slave trade centres in the Slavonic countries (for example Prague and Wolin) and Arab metropoles in Spain.
Because of religious constraints, the slave trade was monopolised by Jews who were able to transfer the slaves from pagan Central Europe through Christian Western Europe to Muslim countries in Spain and Africa.
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 Adalbert of Prague/Talk - Wikipedia
The entry says that St. Adalbert was born 939.
But until Crusaders were sent, starting with Boleslaw I Chrobrie's soldiers coming in with Vojtech Adalbert, Prussians had no need for heavy deadly weapons.
There is a current theory that Adalbert was murdered for being a Polish spy JHK
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 Adalbert of Prague: early German missionary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
He was educated at Magdeburg, but on the death of Adalbert (981), first archbishop of that place, whose name he had taken at confirmation, he returned home and was ordained priest by Thietmar, the first bishop of Prague, whom he succeeded two years later.
His offer to return to Prague having been contumeliously rejected, he felt himself free to turn to the work which he desired among the heathen Prussians.
His body was brought by the Duke of Poland and buried at Gnesen, whence it was taken to Prague in 1039.
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 Adalbert Hotel Prague Discount Reservation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Located in the unique environment of Brevnov Monastery, Adalbert Hotel is set amidst quiet, beautiful gardens and is filled with a unique spiritual atmosphere.
Providing comfortable facilities, the hotel is near the famous heart of old Prague and within sight of Prague Castle.
Adalbert offers 23 rooms, all equipped with modern amenities such as satellite TV, radio, telephone and many more.
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 Catholic Culture : Liturgical Year : April 23, 2005 : George; Adalbert
Saint Adalbert was ordained the Bishop of Prague in 983.
Adalbert while still under thirty became bishop of Prague, but the pastoral and political difficulties were such that in 990 he withdrew in desperation to Rome.
At length it became apparent that there was no hope of his working unmolested in Prague, and he was allowed to turn his attention to the heathen Prussians of Pomerania.
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 ScienceDaily: Adalbert of prague   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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 St. Adalbert of Prague - Saint of the Day - American Catholic
Within a short time, however, he was exiled again after excommunicating those who violated the right of sanctuary by dragging a woman accused of adultery from a church and murdering her.
Adalbert's body was immediately ransomed and buried in Gniezno cathedral (Poland).
Adalbert fearlessly preached Jesus' gospel and received a martyr's crown for his efforts.
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 SAINT ADALBERT of PRAGUE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The first bishop of Prague to have been born in Bohemia, St. Adalbert was born Voytech c.
John XV ordered him back to Prague two years later, and Gregory V released him from his episcopal duties in 995, after the massacre, at the order of Boleslaus, of Adalbert's family at Libice.
Boleslaus I buried Adalbert's body at Gniezno, Poland, whence it was translated in 1039 to Prague.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Adalbert of Magdeburg
Adalbert subsequently traveled to Mainz, where he became abbot of Weissenburg in Alsace.
Later he became bishop of Magdeburg, an imperial city in Saxony.
Adalbert also established dioceses at Nauemburg, Meissen in Lausitz, Merseburg, Brandenburg, Havelberg and Poznan in Poland.
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 St. Adalbert of Prague, Plinio Correa de Oliveira commentary on the Saint of the Day, April 23 @ TraditionInAction.org
Adalbert baptized pagans of Hungary, Poland and Prussia, but the inhabitants of Prague rejected his efforts to convert them.
Adalbert was born in 956 into an illustrious family of Bohemia.
At this news, the elites of Prague became enraged and killed many relatives of the Saint, stole his belongings, and burned the family castles.
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