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