Nicholas the Pilgrim ( it, Nicola il Pellegrino; el, Άγιος Νικόλαος ο Προσκυνητής; 1075 – 2 June 1094), sometimes Nicholas of Trani, is a

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of the

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Church. He was born at

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, where his solitary life as a shepherd led him to contemplative spirituality, as part of which he developed the constant repetition of the phrase ''

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.'' This brought him conflict and aggression in populated places, and he suffered much oppression.Archdiocese of Trani, Barletta, Bisceglie and Nazareth (publ.), 2004: ''San Nicola il Pellegrino: Atti, testimonianze e liturgie in occasione dei festeggiamenti del IX centenario della sua morte. 10 anni dopo''. Trani He died while on

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, where he is venerated particularly in

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is dedicated to him, and he is the patron saint of the city. His feast day is 2 June. The annual procession through Trani in his honour is held in the last week of July. In Orthodox tradition he is regarded as a

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. "Άγιος Νικόλαος ο Προσκυνητής ο δια Χριστόν σαλός." In: ΠΕΤΡΙΔΗΣ ΙΚΑΡΟΣ. ''ΕΜΠΑΙΖΟΝΤΕΣ «ΗΜΕΙΣ ΜΩΡΟΙ ΔΙΑ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΝ...»'' ΜΟΡΦΗ ΕΚΔΟΤΙΚΗ. Μάρτιος 2008. .

References

External links

Santiebeati.it: San Nicola il Pellegrino

Traniviva.it (official portal of the municipality of Trani): account of Saint Nicholas of Trani

Sources

*Cioffari, Gerardo, 1994: ''San Nicola Pellegrino''. Levante editore *Archdiocese of Trani, Barletta, Bisceglie and Nazareth (publ.), 2004: ''San Nicola il Pellegrino: Atti, testimonianze e liturgie in occasione dei festeggiamenti del IX centenario della sua morte. 10 anni dopo''. Trani 1075 births 1094 deaths 11th-century Byzantine people 11th-century Christian saints Medieval Italian saints People from Boeotia People from Trani Saints of medieval Greece Shepherds Yurodivy Miracle workers {{Italy-saint-stub