64 St. Albert the Great

St. Albert the Great

One of the great masters of medieval theology is St. Albert the Great. The title “Great” (Magnus), with which he has passed into history indicates the vastness and depth of his teaching, which he combined with holiness of life. However, his contemporaries did not hesitate to attribute to him titles of excellence even then. One of his disciples, Ulric of Strasbourg, called him the “wonder and miracle of our epoch.”

Taken from Great Christian Thinkers by Pope Benedict XVI