Albert of Vercelli, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Bishop and canon lawyer
Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1149
Place of Birth: Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Date of Death: 14-Sep-1215
Profession: diplomat, Catholic priest
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Albert of Vercelli
- Saint Albert of Jerusalem (Albertus Hierosolymitanus, also Blessed Albert, Albert of Vercelli or Alberto Avogadro; died 14 September 1214) was a canon lawyer. He was Bishop of Bobbio and Bishop of Vercelli, and served as mediator and diplomat under Pope Clement III.
- Innocent III appointed him Patriarch of Jerusalem in 1204 or 1205.
- In Jerusalem, he contributed the Carmelite Rule of St.
- Albert to the newly-founded Carmelite Order. He is honoured as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church and commemorated by the Carmelites on 17 September.
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