medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On Wednesday, June 1, 2005, at 7:09 pm, Phyllis wrote:
> Today (2. June) is the feast day of:
> Nicholas the Pilgrim (d. 1094) Nicholas was a Greek who immigrated
> to Italy. He wandered from town to town, carrying a cross and
> chanting "Kyrie eleison." He attracted large crowds---some
> regarded
> him as a holy man, others as a lunatic. But after he died in Trani
> a
> number of miracles were reported at his tomb and the "holy man"
> school of thought won. N. was canonized by Urban II in 1098.
Nick the Pilgrim's cathedral at Trani is always worth a look.
For a few highlights, see:
http://web.infinito.it/utenti/e/enigmagalgano/Galleria/galleria2/trani.html
TinyURL for this: http://tinyurl.com/bfb5e
More highlights (enlargeable) are here:
http://www.mondimedievali.net/Edifici/Puglia/Trani.htm
For more, go here
http://www.trani.org/trani/turismo/itinerari/galleriafotografica/galleriaindex.asp?ricerca=Cattedrale
TinyURL for this: http://tinyurl.com/4293j
and keep clicking on "successiva" (near the bottom)!
Best,
John Dillon
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