Save Type Settlement Usage English, French (Quebec) Scripts Saint-Albert Pronounced Pron. /ˌseɪnt ˈælbɜːrt/(English) /sɛ̃.al.ˈbɛʁ/(Quebec French) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Named after Albert Lacombe, a Roman Catholic priest who founded the St. Albert Mission in 1861 to serve the Métis people and local settlers. St. Albert is located in Alberta, Canada, and is part of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region.