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"The Nicholas House Crest features a lily to symbolise purity and virtuous living, a star representing his path to Tolentine, healing hands for his dedication to helping the sick, and a rosary denoting his commitment to prayer. The house motto, “Love and Serve,” reflects his emphasis on love and service as a means to imitate Christ and bring positive change to the world" (Villanova College, 2024).
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"Nicholas House is proud to embrace the Wolf as its mascot. The Wolf embodies the qualities of strength, resilience, and unity. St. Nicholas’s commitment to aiding the poor and the sick finds representation in the pack’s spirit of solidarity and support" (Villanova College, 2024).
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- Saint Nicholas of Tolentine"Born in 1245 in Sant'Angelo, St. Nicholas of Tolentino took his name from St. Nicholas of Myra, at whose shrine his parents prayed to have a child. Nicholas became a monk at 18, and seven years later, he was ordained a priest ... "
- St. Nicholas of Tolentino"St. Nicholas of Tolentino was a priest in 13th century Italy who is known for his miracles among the poor and neglected ... "
- James Dominic Murray OSABishop Murray OSA is the modern patron for Alypius House. "James Dominic Murray O.S.A. was the Vicar Apostolic of Cooktown and then the Bishop of Cairns, Queensland in 1898-1914. He was was easily the most outgoing of the six Augustinian bishops in Australia between 1848 and 1948, and possibly the only extrovert among them ... "
- Saint Nicholas of Tolentino"Nicholas Guarutti was born in 1245, in the region of the Italian Marches, on the east coast of Italy ... "
- St. Nicholas of Tolentino"Nicholas of Tolentino ... known as the patron of Holy Souls was an Italian saint and mystic.
- St. Nicholas of Tolentine"Medieval surnames are usually derived from a birthplace, but St. Nicholas is known from the town where he spent the greater part of his life and where he died ..."
