Nicholas the Pilgrim
Nicholas the Pilgrim | |
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Icon of St. Nicholas the Pilgrim (Nicholas Peregrinus). | |
| Fool for Christ | |
| Born | 1075 Steiri, Boeotia, Greece. |
| Died | 2 June 1094 Trani, Apulia, Italy. |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 1098, Papal State by Pope Urban II |
| Major shrine | Trani Cathedral |
| Feast | June 2. |
| Attributes | A beardless man wearing a brown robe and holding a cross, always bare-footed |
| Patronage | Youth, homeless youth, the mentally ill, victims of bullying, dolphins, against dumbness |
Nicholas the Pilgrim (Italian: Nicola il Pellegrino; Greek: Άγιος Νικόλαος ο Προσκυνητής; 1075 – 2 June 1094), sometimes Nicholas of Trani, is a saint of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church.