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Church marks feast day of St. Paulinus of Nola.(Metro and National News)
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June 22, 2008
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Masses and novenas will be held in his honor in several Catholic churches all over the world.
In Nola, Italy where he served as bishop from the year 409 up to the time of his death in 431, the "La Festa dei Gigli" (Feast of the Lilies) will be held.
According to tradition, several large statues of the highly revered saint are placed on towers, carried on the shoulders of devotees around the city in a solemn procession.
Born in 355 A.D. in Bordeaux, France to a wealthy Roman family, St. Paulinus knew the Holy Bible by heart from youth.
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