Saint
Saint Paulinus of Nola
- Country / origin
- France / Italy
- Life
- c. 354–431
- Feast
- 22 June
Awaiting theological review
Who was this?
A rich senator from Bordeaux and governor of Campania. After his baptism, and after the death of their only child, he and his wife Therasia gave away their wealth and went to live at Nola, near the tomb of Saint Felix, serving the poor and pilgrims. He became bishop of Nola. A poet, he corresponded with Augustine, Jerome and Ambrose.
Patron of
- Nola
- Christian poets
- generosity to the poor
When to ask for intercession
- to be generous with what you have
- friendship in faith
- Christian art and poetry
A short prayer
Saint Paulinus of Nola, intercede for me, that I may hold my possessions lightly and share them with joy.
Written for cento53 as a simple personal prayer of intercession — not a liturgical text.
What we know — and how
Tradition holds
Tradition says he introduced church bells; the story is not historically documented.
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