Veneration to a pilgrim
Trani, IT Aug 2014
Saint Nicolas the pilgrim (San Nicola di Pellegrino) Born at Steiri in Boeotia, Greece 1075 from a prominent farming family, his solitary life as a shepherd led him to contemplative spirituality, as part of which he developed the constant repetition of the phrase Kyrie Eleison. This brought him some conflict and aggression in populated places, as well.as followers.. He died in 1094 while on pilgrimage in Apulia, where he is venerated particularly in Trani. Trani Cathedral is dedicated to him, and he is the city's patron saint.
Construction began in 1099, over the earlier church of Santa Maria della Scala. The cathedral is distinguished by its showy transept and by its use of the high pointed arch in the passage beneath the bell tower, which is unusual in Romanesque architecture
Veneration to a pilgrim
Trani, IT Aug 2014
Saint Nicolas the pilgrim (San Nicola di Pellegrino) Born at Steiri in Boeotia, Greece 1075 from a prominent farming family, his solitary life as a shepherd led him to contemplative spirituality, as part of which he developed the constant repetition of the phrase Kyrie Eleison. This brought him some conflict and aggression in populated places, as well.as followers.. He died in 1094 while on pilgrimage in Apulia, where he is venerated particularly in Trani. Trani Cathedral is dedicated to him, and he is the city's patron saint.
Construction began in 1099, over the earlier church of Santa Maria della Scala. The cathedral is distinguished by its showy transept and by its use of the high pointed arch in the passage beneath the bell tower, which is unusual in Romanesque architecture