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Flüe, Nicholas of, Saint

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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Confessor, hermit; born near Sachseln, Switzerland, 1411; died 1481. He was a cantonal judge who, after many years of married life, became a hermit and was noted for his prophetic powers and his supernatural gift of abstinence from food. Represented as a warrior, or as the champion of the Swiss. Beatified 1669; canonized 1947. Relics in the church of Sachseln. Feast, March 21,.

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Entry for 'Flüe, Nicholas of, Saint'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​f/flue-nicholas-of-saint.html. 1910.
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