Nicola Paglia
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| Feast | 16 February |
| Attributes | Dominican habit |
Nicola Paglia (1197 – 16 February 1256) was an
Paglia had popular devotion that endured in the centuries after his death and the confirmation of this devotion – or 'cultus' – allowed for Pope Leo XII to confirm the late priest's beatification on 26 March 1828.
Life
Nicola Paglia was born in 1197 in Giovinazzo near Bari in Apulia to nobles.[1] He was noted as being pious and studious in his childhood.[2] In his childhood an angel appeared to him and ordered that he forever abstain from eating meat.
In 1217 he travelled to
Near the end of his life he obtained permission to fade from his public and active pastoral career to dedicate his time to preparation for his approaching death. Paglia died at the beginning of 1256.[2] He was interred in the church of San Domenico in Perugia where he had died.[1]
Beatification
The confirmation of the late priest's local 'cultus' – or popular devotion – allowed for Pope Leo XII to approve of Paglia's beatification on 26 March 1828.
References
- ^ a b c d "Blessed Nicola Paglia". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Bl. Nicholas Puglia". Catholic Online. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
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