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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Once again Phyllis' source describes as Neapolitan someone from another part of what was once (albeit later) the mostly mainland kingdom of Sicily, popularly but quite unofficially known as the "kingdom of Naples". Nicolaus Paglia, in Italian Nicola Paglia, was born in Giovinazzo and educated at Bologna, where he entered the Order of Preachers. Rising to become provincial of his order's Roman province, he preached in many Italian cities. In his native Puglia he founded houses at Trani, Brindisi, and Matera. He died at the Dominican convent at Perugia, another of his foundations. N. is also known as Nicholas of Giovinazzo. His family's home, much rebuilt and now known as Palazzo Paglia, is a local spot of interest. See http://www.giovinazzocity.it/PagDettagli/paglia.jsp Those who read Italian may enjoy this spoof on local boosterism presented in the form of a call for N.'s canonisation: http://www.giovinazzo.it/cultura/satira/satira2.htm Best, John Dillon On Thu, 13 Feb 2003 18:32:12 -0800 Phyllis Jestice wrote: >Today (14. February) is the feast day of: >Nicholas Palea (blessed) (d. 1255) Nicholas was a noble Neapolitan who set >out to be a saint from childhood, living an ascetic life from the age of >eight. When he went to study, N. met Dominic and soon joined the young >Order of Preachers, becoming Dominic's companion on several journeys. >Nicholas was a noted miracle worker and preacher---like Francis, he even >once preached to an attentive audience of birds. ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html