Albertus Magnus

Albertus Magnus (Known as "Doctor Universalis (Universal Doctor)")

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Born c. 1200

Lauingen, Duchy of Bavaria

Passed Away Nov 15, 1280 Cologne, Holy Roman Empire

Lifespan 80 years old

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"The aim of natural science is not simply to accept the statements of others, but to investigate the causes that are at work in nature."

Archival Overview

Dominican polymath, Bishop of Regensburg, and Doctor of the Church who introduced Aristotelian science to medieval Europe and mentored Thomas Aquinas.

Biographical Record

Albertus Magnus (c. 1200–1280 CE) was a German Dominican friar who studied at Padua, celebrated for his vast encyclopedic knowledge of botany, zoology, mineralogy, astronomy, and metaphysics.

Recognizing the brilliance of his quiet student Thomas Aquinas ('The Dumb Ox'), he famously predicted that Aquinas's voice would fill the whole world, defending natural science as harmonious with divine revelation.

Key Life Milestones

1248

Founding of the Studium Generale in Cologne

Established the Dominican intellectual center in Cologne, personally guiding the studies of Thomas Aquinas.

1277

Defense of Thomism in Paris

Traveled to Paris in extreme old age to successfully defend the theological writings of his deceased student Aquinas against condemnation.

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Final Resting Place

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Saint Andrew's Church Crypt
Cologne, Germany

                         GPS: 50.9419, 6.9536                    

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