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Albert of Trapani
Italian saint (c.1240-1307)
SaintResearchedCarmelitesPre-congregation
Feast: 7 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1250
Died
1307
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Messina, Saint Albert degli Abbati, priest of the Carmelite Order, who by his preaching converted many Jews to Christ and provided the besieged city with food.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 7 August as a Carmelite priest whose preaching converted many and who fed besieged Messina.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 7 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1377970 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Albert of Trapani (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.