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St. Paulinus, of Nola

St. Paulinus, of Nola
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Short Name: St. Paulinus, of Nola
Full Name: Paulinus, of Nola, Saint, ca 353-431
Birth Year (est.): 353
Death Year: 431

Paulinus, Pontius Meropius. St. Paulinus of Nola, born at Bordeaux in 353, became Bishop of Nola in 409, and died circa 431.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

Wikipedia Biography

Paulinus of Nola (/pɔːˈlaɪnəs/; Latin: Paulinus Nolanus; also Anglicized as Pauline of Nola; c. 354 – 22 June 431) born Pontius Meropius Anicius Paulinus, was a Roman poet, writer, and senator who attained the ranks of suffect consul (c. 377) and governor of Campania (c. 380–81) but—following the assassination of the emperor Gratian and under the influence of his Spanish wife Therasia of Nola—abandoned his career, was baptized as a Christian, and probably after Therasia's death became bishop of Nola in Campania. While there, he wrote poems in honor of his predecessor St Felix and corresponded with other Christian leaders throughout the empire. He is credited with the introduction of bells to Christian worship and helped resolve the disputed election of Pope Boniface I.

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