Nicholas of Tolentino
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| Saint Nicholas of Tolentino | |
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| Confessor | |
| Born | ca. 1246 AD |
| Died | 1305 AD |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Canonized | Canonized by Pope Eugene IV |
| Major shrine | N/A |
| Feast | September 10 |
| Attributes | Augustinian giving bread to a sick person; Augustinian holding a container of bread; Augustinian holding a container of money; Augustinian holding a lily; Augustinian holding crucifix garlanded with lilies; Augustinian with a star above him; Augustinian with a star on his breast; basket with bread rolls; crucifix garlanded with lilies; lily |
| Patronage | animals; babies; boatmen; diocese of Cabanatuan, Philippines; dying people; Lambunao, Philippines; mariners; diocese of Mati, Philippines; sailors; sick animals; souls in purgatory; diocese of Tandag, Philippines; watermen |
Saint Nicholas of Tolentino ((Italian) San Nicola da Tolentino) (c. 1246—1305), known as the Patron of Holy Souls, was born at Sant' Angelo, near Fermo, in Italy in the March of Ancona, around 1246. His parents, Compagnonus de Guarutti and Amata de Guidiani, were originally unable to have a child, but after praying at a shrine of St. Nicholas of Myra, Amata became pregnant, and they named their son after the saint.
At the age of 18, Nicholas became an Augustinian Friar and was a student with Blessed Angelus de Scarpetti. He became a monk at Recanati and Macerata, and at the age of 25, he was ordained.
He became ill and received a vision of Blessed Virgin Mary and Saints Augustine and Monica who told him to eat a certain type of bread roll that had been dipped in water. He started distributing these rolls while praying to Mary. These rolls became known as Saint Nicholas Bread. He died in 1305 and was canonized by Pope Eugene IV. His feast day, 10 September, was removed from the general Roman Calendar in 1969.
The church of San Nicolò da Tolentino in Venice is dedicated to him.
