Blessed Nicola Paglia Biography
Blessed Nicola Paglia Profile. Born: 1197 AD in Italy, Europe. Worked in Italy. Died: 1256 AD in Perugia, Umbia, Italy. Feast Day is celebrated on February 16.
Blessed Nicola Paglia Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death |
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| Date of Birth | 1197 AD |
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| Country of Birth | Italy in Europe |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Blesseds who were Priests |
| Profession | Missionary |
| Place of Work | Italy |
| Date of Death | 1256 AD |
| Place of Death | Perugia, Umbria, Italy |
| Feast Day | February 16 |
| Beatification | Beatified by Pope Leo XII on 26 March 1828 |
| Canonization | Canonized by N/A |
| Patron Saint of | N/A |
Biography
Blessed Nicola Paglia was born of the Italian nobility and received a vision of an angel who warned him not to meat as he would join a religious order that advocated for abstinence.
He joined the University in Bologna, Italy where he heard the preaching of Saint Dominic de Guzman and soon after joined the Dominicans adopting the traits of Saint Dominic himself.
Later, he was ordained a priest and was noted as a successful preacher. He founded monasteries in Trani and Perugia and initiated bible study and the compilation of a Bible concordance.
He was then commissioned to preach against Saracens by Pope Gregory IX. Nicola was known to be a miracle worker and spent his final years as a pious monk in the Dominican monastery in Perugia.
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