ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 10th of September WELCOME! SAINT NICHOLAS OF TOLENTINO, RELIGIOUS Saint Nicholas of Tolentino was born at Sant' Angelo, near Fermo, about 1246; he died September 10 , 1306. IMAGES OF ST NICHOLAS He is depicted in the black habit of the Hermits of Saint Augustine , a star above him or on his breast, a lily, or a crucifix garlanded with lilies, in his hand. Sometimes, instead of the lily, he holds a vial filled with money or bread. His parents, said to have been called Compagnonus de Guarutti and Amata de Guidiani (these surnames may merely indicate their birthplaces), were pious folk, perhaps gentle born, living content with a small substance. Nicholas was born in response to prayers, his mother a model of holiness. HE FELT A CALL TO EMBRACE RELIGIOUS LIFE He excelled so much in his studies that even before they were over he was made a canon of St Saviour’s church; but hearing a sermon by a h...