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title: "St. Albert the Great: Feast Day November 15 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-albert-the-great/
description: "St. Albert the Great, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, patron of scientists and philosophers. Remembered on November 15. Read their life in Bless."
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Bishop and Doctor of the Church · Remembered on November 15

# St. Albert the Great

St. Albert the Great is remembered on November 15 in Bless’s calendar of saints. Traditionally invoked as patron of scientists and philosophers.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [November 15](https://blessbible.app/saints/november/#15) |
| Title | Bishop and Doctor of the Church |
| Died | c. 1280 |
| Patron of | [scientists](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#scientists), [philosophers](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#philosophers) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Sunday, November 15, 2026](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-albert-the-great/#calendar) |

## Life

A Swabian Dominican with perhaps the widest learning of the Middle Ages: he wrote on logic, botany, zoology, minerals, astronomy, and theology alike, insisting that observation of nature honors nature’s God. His students called him ‘the Great’ in his own lifetime; one of them was Thomas Aquinas, whose genius Albert recognized and defended.

Made bishop of Regensburg, he resigned after three years to return to teaching, and in old age traveled across Europe to defend his dead pupil’s theology. He is the patron of the natural sciences.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Albert the Great as patron of scientists and philosophers.

[Scientists](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#scientists) [Philosophers](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#philosophers)

### Saints with the same patronage

- [St. Justin Martyr](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-justin-martyr/) philosophers · June 1
- [St. Catherine of Alexandria](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-catherine-of-alexandria/) philosophers · November 25

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Albert the Great. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Sunday, November 15, 2026](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2026/11/15/) | Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time | Green | Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31 · Psalm 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 · 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6 · John 15:4a, 5b · Matthew 25:14-30 |
| [Monday, November 15, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/11/15/) | Monday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time | Green | 1 Maccabees 1:10-15, 41-43, 54-57, 62-63 · Psalm 119:53, 61, 134, 150, 155, 158 · John 8:12 · Luke 18:35-43 |
| [Wednesday, November 15, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/11/15/) | Wednesday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Titus 3:1-7 · Psalm 23:1b-3a, 3bc-4, 5, 6 · 1 Thessalonians 5:18 · Luke 17:11-19 |

Readings

Reading citations through May 31, 2027 are as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[November 14 St. Lawrence O'Toole](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-lawrence-otoole/) [November 16 St. Gertrude the Great](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-gertrude-the-great/)

[All the saints of November](https://blessbible.app/saints/november/) [Born on November 15?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#11-15) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Albert the Great

Remembered on November 15

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-albert-the-great/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-albert-the-great/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-albert-the-great/#calendar)

In the app

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