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Paulinus of Nola

British  
/ ˈnəʊlə /

noun

  1. Saint. ?353–431 ad , Roman consul and Christian poet; bishop of Nola (409–431). Feast day: June 22

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So it was with St. Ambrose, with St. Paulinus of Nola, with Augustin himself, and Evodius and Alypius, his friends.

From Saint Augustin by Vincent O'Sullivan

When the Empire was invaded, St. Jerome and St. Augustine, Prudentius and p. 23Symmachus, Claudian and Paulinus of Nola, were all alive. 

From Romance Two Lectures by Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh

He writes to Nebridius, to Romanianus, to Paulinus of Nola; to people unknown and celebrated, in Africa, Italy, Spain, and Palestine.

From Saint Augustin by Vincent O'Sullivan

For a similar purpose Paulinus of Nola sold the treasures of his beautiful church, and, it is said, even sold himself into African slavery.

From Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs by William Henry Withrow

Paulinus of Nola, always beflowered and elegant, wrote to Augustin: "Your letters are a luminous collyrium spread over the eyes of my mind."

From Saint Augustin by Vincent O'Sullivan

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