Confessor; Bishop of Nola, Italy. Born Bordeaux, France, 354; died Nola, 431. Educated under the poet Ausonius, he became governor of the Province of Campania; married a Spanish Christian lady named Therasia and was converted to Christianity. After the death of his only child he and his wife retired to Spain, 390, to embrace the religious life; ordained, 395; made Bishop of Nola, 409; his poems and letters are valuable contributions to the literature of his day. Buried at Nola. Feast, Roman Calendar, June 22,.
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