Blessed Nicholas Albergati
Also known as: Niccolò; Nicolò
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
10-May
Born
1373 at Bologna, Italy
Died
9 May 1443 at Siena, Italy of natural causes; buried at the Carthusian monastery in Florence, Italy
Beatified
25 September 1744 by Pope Benedict XIV (cultus confirmed)
Biography
Blessed Nicholas Albergati, also known as Niccolú or Nicolú, was born in 1373 in Bologna, Italy. He pursued a legal education and became deeply interested in religious life and contemplation. In 1394, he joined the Carthusian Order, a strict monastic community known for its commitment to solitude and prayer.
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