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Bl. Nicholas Paglia
February 16, Blessed


Source: saintwiki.com



Roman Martyrology: At Perugia in Italy, Blessed Nicholas Paglia of Jovinazzo of the Order of Preachers, twice Roman prior provincial, a well-educated man and a most eloquent preacher, who commissioned a concordance of scripture to be compiled.

SHORT BIOGRAPHY

Blessed Nicholas was born at Iovinazzo, near Bari, Italy, in 1197. While pursuing studies at Bologna, he was drawn to the Order by a sermon of Saint Dominic who personally gave him the habit and made him one of his travelling ompanions. e was well-known for his preaching throughout the Roman Province and compiled a concordance of sacred cripture. He died at Perugia in 1256.

 








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