Saint Albert the Great (15 November): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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In this episode of Lives of the Saints, we explore the remarkable life of St. Albert the Great (St. Albertus Magnus)—the Universal Doctor, teacher of St. Thomas Aquinas, pioneering scientist, philosopher, bishop, and Doctor of the Church. Born in 1206 on the banks of the Danube, St. Albert became renowned for his vast intellect, humility, and groundbreaking contributions to theology, philosophy, and the natural sciences. From his mastery of Aristotle to his scientific observations in biology, geography, physics, and alchemy (chemistry), he shaped Western learning and laid the foundations of Scholasticism. We follow his journey from Dominican novice to university professor, scientist, bishop, peacemaker, and ultimately a canonized saint whose wisdom continues to inspire students, scholars, and scientists today. Celebrate his feast on November 15th and discover why the Church honors him as the patron saint of natural science students and a model of intellectual holiness. 🕰 Timestamps 00:00 – Introduction 00:20 – St. Albert the Great: The Universal Doctor 00:45 – Early Life & Education 01:18 – Joining the Dominicans 01:52 – Teaching Career Across Europe 02:24 – Work in Cologne & Paris 02:48 – Relationship with St. Thomas Aquinas 03:35 – Contributions to Natural Science 03:59 – Achievements in Geography, Physics & Biology 04:20 – Aristotelian Philosophy & Scholasticism 05:11 – Conflicts With Secular Professors 05:29 – Defense of Mendicant Orders 05:41 – Service in Rome & Preaching 05:54 – Bishop of Regensburg 06:32 – Return to Cologne & Crusade Preaching 07:00 – Death of St. Thomas Aquinas 07:52 – Final Years & Fading Memory 08:56 – Path to Beatification & Canonization 09:30 – Declared Doctor of the Church 09:55 – Legacy & Patronage https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/november/ Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #StAlbertTheGreat #AlbertusMagnus #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicSaints #DoctorOfTheChurch #Dominicans #StThomasAquinas #Scholasticism #CatholicHistory #CatholicChurch #PatronOfScientists #ChristianSaints #Saints