Alberic of Monte Cassino

Alberic of Monte Cassino was a Cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church, who died in 1088. He was a cardinal from 1057.

He was (perhaps) a native of Trier, and became a Benedictine. He successfully opposed the teachings of Berengarius, which were considered heretical by the Pope, defending the measures of Gregory VII during the Investiture Controversy. ^[1]

He is the author of numerous works in theology, hagiography, grammar, rhetoric and music; and is the author of the earliest medieval treatise on ars dictaminis , or letter-writing (De dictamine). Many of his letters are found in the works of Peter Damian. ^[2]

One of his pupils, John of Gaeta, was the future Pope Gelasius II. ^[3]

References

1. "Alberic of Monte Cassino – Medieval Digital Resources". mdr-maa.org. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
2. Patrologia Latina , CXLV, 621-634.
3. I. S. Robinson, The Papacy 1073-1198 (1990), p. 214.

External links

• Miranda, Salvador. "ALBERICO, seniore, O.S.B.Cas. (ca. 1030-October 17, 1088)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University Libraries. OCLC   53276621.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Shahan, Thomas Joseph (1907). "Alberic of Monte Cassino". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia . Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company.