Paulinus of Nola

Paulinus of Nola (– 22 June 431) born Pontius Meropius Anicius Paulinus, was a Roman poet, writer, senator, and bishop. Quotes (Jesus) Victim of his priesthood and priest of his victim.. Quoted in Adolfo L'Arco, Gesù sotterra un chicco di grano, Torlupara di Mentana, 1975. The athlete does not win when he undresses, because he puts down his clothes precisely to begin fighting, while he is worthy of being crowned winner only after he has fought properly. Quoted in Pope Benedict XVI, audience on Wednesday of December 12, 2007. The man without Christ is dust and shadow. Quoted in Pope Benedict XVI, audience on Wednesday of December 12, 2007. It is no wonder that we, though distant, are present to each other and without having known each other we know each other, since we are members of a single body, we have a single head, we are inundated with a single grace, we live on a single bread, we walk on a single road, we live in the same house. Quoted in Pope Benedict XVI, audience on Wednesday of December 12, 2007. For me the only art is faith, and Christ my poetry. Quoted in Pope Benedict XVI, audience on Wednesday of December 12, 2007. Quotes about Although Paulinus has great versatility and nicety, still he is not entirely free from the mannerisms and ornate culture of his period. All his writings breathe a charming, ideal personality, freed from all terrestrial attachments, ever striving upward. Klemens Löffler, St. Paulinus, Bishop of Nola (1913) Catholic Encyclopedia He is one of the few saints we have had the honor of providing to Italy. Roger Peyrefitte, Dal Vesuvio all'Etna (Du Vèsuve à l'Etna), translation by Francesca Lombardi, introduction by Emanuele Giliberti, foreword by Roger Peyrefitte, Ediprint, Siracusa, 1991, p. 117. Few have done more for the Church than he did: in fact, he is responsible for the invention of bells. Roger Peyrefitte, Dal Vesuvio all'Etna (Du Vèsuve à l'Etna), translation by Francesca Lombardi, introduction by Emanuele Giliberti, foreword by Roger Peyrefitte, Ediprint, Siracusa, 1991, p. 117. External links Saint Paulinus of Nola Category:Roman Catholic bishops Category:431 deaths Category:Christian saints Category:Poets from Rome