Saint Nicholas of Tolentino

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Saint Nicholas of Tolentino was a 13th–14th century Italian Augustinian friar renowned for his piety, miracles, and devotion to the souls in Purgatory, later venerated as a patron saint of the suffering and the poor.

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Saint Nicholas of Tolentino canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Augustinian friar
Catholic saint
associatedWith Basilica of San Nicola in Tolentino NERFINISHED
burialPlace Basilica of San Nicola, Tolentino NERFINISHED
canonizationStatus canonized saint
canonizedBy Pope Eugene IV NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Italy
dateOfBirth c. 1245
dateOfCanonization 1446-06-05
dateOfDeath 1305-09-10
devotion Virgin Mary NERFINISHED
souls in Purgatory
era 13th century
14th century
ethnicGroup Italian
feastDay September 10
givenName Nicholas
honorificPrefix Saint
iconographicAttribute Augustinian habit
bread distributed to the poor
lilies
star on his breast
influenced popular devotion to Purgatory in late medieval Italy
knownFor austere asceticism
care for the poor
devotion to the souls in Purgatory
miracles
memberOf Order of Saint Augustine NERFINISHED
notableWork promotion of Masses for the dead
occupation friar
priest
patronage Tolentino NERFINISHED
holy souls
mariners
poor
sick
souls in Purgatory
suffering
placeOfActivity Marche NERFINISHED
Tolentino NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Marche NERFINISHED
Papal States NERFINISHED
Sant’Angelo in Pontano NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Marche NERFINISHED
Papal States NERFINISHED
Tolentino NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Christianity
religiousOrder Augustinians NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
veneratedIn Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

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Nicholas of Tolentino honorificTitle Saint Nicholas of Tolentino