Albertus Magnus

Albertus Magnus is one of the few people to ever have been declared a Doctor of the Church by the Ghosts of Catholicism. He was a German born scholar, scientist, alchemist, philosopher, writer, saint, Dominican and a friar. And he was the mentor to Thomas Aquinas. 
== Facts: ==
-Very little is known of Albertus' early life. Magnus isn't actually a part of his name, but was a Title given to him shortly after his death. Albertus wrote his own name down as 'Albertus of Lauingen,' with Lauingen being the township into which he was presumably born.
-Albertus came to light when he studied Aristotle and medieval theology at the University of Padua. A devout Roman Catholic, Albertus had a spiritual encounter with the Virgin Mary who convinced Albertus to take holy orders (become a priest or monk).
-Throughout his entire life, Albertus maintained a powerful devotion to the Saints, especially the Virgin Mary. 
-Albertus joined the Dominican Order of Preachers and soon studied theology at Bologna. He showed great promise and it is believed that around this time is when he started to dabble in Alchemy. 
-Albertus was a proficient writer and a genius in the ways of philosophy and metaphysics. He studied both Catholic, Muslim and pagan scholars, and was the founder of the University of Cologne. 
-Albertus was tasked by Pope Urban IV to preach the virtues of the eighth crusade to liberate the holy land from the Saracens. 
-Albertus' greatest pupil was Thomas Aquinas, another man who would earn for himself the coveted Title of Doctor of the Church. Albertus and Aquinas were very close and Albertus was known to go to great lengths to defend his friend and student from his scholarly detractors. 
-Albertus died from an unidentified natural illness and was buried at the Dominican convent in Cologne, Germany. Three years later, his body was removed from internment and discovered to be Incorrupt (minimal or no decay). However, fifty years later his body was checked again and found to be naught but skeleton. 
-Albertus Magnus was canonized centuries after his death as the Patron Saint of Natural Scientists. His feast day is November 5th. 
-Albertus Magnus is very popular within both the Hermetic Society as well as the Ghosts of Catholicism. 
== Albert the Alchemist: ==
Albertus Magnus was a 'natural scientist' or someone who studied the elements and laws of nature. He was an alchemist, however, the Catholic Church maintains that many alchemical texts published after his death falsely attributed their authorship to Albertus in the hope of boosting their circulation. 
Albertus Magnus is one of the few historical people believed to have created the Philosopher's Stone. However, Albertus himself does not claim this, but instead says that he was 'witness' to the creation of a Philosopher's Stone. 
== References: ==
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albertus_Magnus
-https://www.thoughtco.com/albertus-magnus-profile-1788250
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