San Nicolas El Magno
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Concatedral de San Nicolás el Magno
The Catedral San Nicolás el Magno is a Roman Catholic co-cathedral, located in the municipality of Rionegro,Antioquia, Colombia. The church, under the Diocese of Sonsón-Rionegro is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and was elevated to the title of cathedral on 20 April 1968 by PopePaul I.-------------------------------------------------
[edit]History
The first church dates from between 1662 and 1668, and it became a center of evangelisation for the first priests and missionaries arriving from Europe. 125years later, on March 8 of 1793, the then bishop of Popayán, Ángel Velarde y Bustamante, made a pastoral visit to the church, and was affected by what he saw as evil spirits in the church.[1] Obtainingconsent, he saw that the old temple was demolished and asked for administrative and communal funding and support to erect a new church in its place. The bishops Jose Pablo de Villa and Jose Felix deMejía would be in charge to administer these resources, in addition to the directing and handling the work of the new parochial church.[1]
St. Nicholas biography
Bishop, Roman Catholic saint.Nicholas of Myra was born sometime around AD 280 in Patara, Lycia, an ancient area that is part of present-day Turkey. He lost both of his parents as a young man and reportedly used his inheritance to helpthe poor and sick. He later served as bishop of Myra, a city that is called now Demre.
There are many legends about Saint Nicholas. One story tells how he helped three poor sisters. Their father didnot have enough money to pay their dowries and thought of selling them into servitude. Three times, Saint Nicholas secretly went to their house at night and put a bag of money inside. The man usedthe money so that one of his daughters could marry. On the third visit, the man saw St. Nicholas and thanked him for his kindness. He also reportedly saved three men who were falsely imprisoned and...
Concatedral de San Nicolás el Magno
The Catedral San Nicolás el Magno is a Roman Catholic co-cathedral, located in the municipality of Rionegro,Antioquia, Colombia. The church, under the Diocese of Sonsón-Rionegro is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and was elevated to the title of cathedral on 20 April 1968 by PopePaul I.-------------------------------------------------
[edit]History
The first church dates from between 1662 and 1668, and it became a center of evangelisation for the first priests and missionaries arriving from Europe. 125years later, on March 8 of 1793, the then bishop of Popayán, Ángel Velarde y Bustamante, made a pastoral visit to the church, and was affected by what he saw as evil spirits in the church.[1] Obtainingconsent, he saw that the old temple was demolished and asked for administrative and communal funding and support to erect a new church in its place. The bishops Jose Pablo de Villa and Jose Felix deMejía would be in charge to administer these resources, in addition to the directing and handling the work of the new parochial church.[1]
St. Nicholas biography
Bishop, Roman Catholic saint.Nicholas of Myra was born sometime around AD 280 in Patara, Lycia, an ancient area that is part of present-day Turkey. He lost both of his parents as a young man and reportedly used his inheritance to helpthe poor and sick. He later served as bishop of Myra, a city that is called now Demre.
There are many legends about Saint Nicholas. One story tells how he helped three poor sisters. Their father didnot have enough money to pay their dowries and thought of selling them into servitude. Three times, Saint Nicholas secretly went to their house at night and put a bag of money inside. The man usedthe money so that one of his daughters could marry. On the third visit, the man saw St. Nicholas and thanked him for his kindness. He also reportedly saved three men who were falsely imprisoned and...
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