Who Was Albert Adalbert?
Adalbert (ca. 740 C.E.) was an eighth-century French pseudo-mystic.
He proclaimed that an angel delivered him relics of
remarkable holiness from all corners of the globe, and that he could predict
the future and read people's minds.
"I know what you've done; there's no need for
confession," he'd reply.
"Relax, your sins have been forgiven."
Adalbert's
so-called "miracles" garnered him a lot of fame, and he gave out a
lot of nail and hair cuts as potent amulets.
He is reported to have even built an altar in his own honor.
The little biographical material available claims that an
angel bestowed magical talents upon him at birth.
Adalbert was accused of displaying a letter from Jesus Christ that he said was given by St. Michael to his followers.
Adalbert was also accused of writing a mystical prayer that
invoked uncanonical angels thought to be devils.
A Church synod condemned him in 744 C.E.
After appealing to Pope Zacharius, Adalbert was stripped of
his priestly duties a year later.
Later, he was sentenced to a life sentence at the Fulda Monastery.
