St.Nicholas Flashcards
St. Nicholas’ full name
Nicholas Gurrutti
Father’s name
Companonus de Gurrutti
Mother’s name
Amata de Guadiani
Saint names after him when he was born
St. Nicholas of Bari
The pope who canonized St. Nicholas in 1446
Pope Eugene IV
This is where his body was venerated
Basilica in Tolentino
Birthplace of St. Nicholas
Sant’ Angelo in Pontano, Italy
3 well known activities in his life
1) constant hearing of confessions
2) preaching & attending to the needy (both spiritually and materially)
3) healing the sick
St. Nicholas’ title
Patron of the Souls in Purgatory
When was he born
September, 1245
When did he die
September 1305
When was he ordained as a priest
1271
When was he sent to Tolentine where he spent the remaining 30 years of his life
1275
Some of his miracles
1) the devil once trodden him with a wooden stick, but he fought back by grabbing the stick from the devil
2) he was served a wooden fowl over which he made a sign of the cross, and suddenly the fowl flew out from the window
Some of his miracles
3) 9 passengers on a ship going down at sea once asked Nicholas’ aid and he appeared in the sky and he quelled the storm
4) once saved the burning place of Doge of Venice by throwing a piece of blessed bread on the flames
