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Dictionary definition: Adalbert of Prague
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Adalbert of Prague
(956–97), bishop and missionary martyr. Born at Libice (Bohemia) of a princely family, he was educated by
Adalbert of Magdeburg
. On the latter's death he returned to Prague, the proud possessor of a collection of books. In 982, although less than thirty years old, he was chosen as its bishop. Austere, zealous, and energetic, he tried to spread Christianity in Hungary as well as in half-converted Bohemia. Although he had high moral as well as intellectual standards, visiting prisoners and the poor besides dividing the revenues according to
Gregory's
guidelines, he was exiled in 990 by nationalist opposition and went to Rome. There he became a monk, but was soon ...