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Saint
Nicholas of Tolentino
OSA
Born
1245
Sant'Angelo in Pontano, Italy
Died
September 10, 1305 (aged 59–60)
Tolentino, Italy
Venerated in
Catholic Church
Canonized
June 5, 1446, Vatican by Pope Eugene IV
Major shrine
Basilica di San Nicola da Tolentino, Tolentino, Italy
Feast
September 10
Attributes
bird on a plate in the right hand and a crucifix on the other hand; basket of bread; lily or a crucifix garlanded with lilies; star above him or on his breast
Patronage
animals; babies; boatmen; dying people; mariners; holy souls; sailors; sick animals; souls in purgatory; watermen; La Aldea de San Nicolás, Spain; Barranquilla, Colombia; In the Philippines: Banton, Ajuy, Cabatuan, Guimbal, Lambunao, Capas, La Huerta, Cupang, Macabebe, Mariveles, Surigao City, Sinait, San Nicolas, Tibiao, Tobias Fornier, and the Dioceses of Cabanatuan, Mati, Surigao and Tandag.
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