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Borgia, Nilo

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BORGIA, NILO. - Basilian monk, historian and liturgist, b. at Piana degli Albanesi (Palermo) on 1 March 1870, d. at Grottaferrata on 3 March 1942.

Devoting himself to the study of history and Eastern liturgy, he published numerous works, among them: I Monaci basiliani d'Italia in Albania (2 vols., Rome 1935-42) and Προλόγιον «Diurno» delle Chiese di rito bizantino (ibid. 1929). He founded the Institute of the Basilian Sisters of St. Macrina.

Marco Petta

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II (1949), col. 1916.

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Petta, Marco. “Borgia, nilo.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, col. 1916. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/borgia-nilo.

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Petta, Marco. “Borgia, nilo.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, col. 1916. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/borgia-nilo.

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@incollection{ec2_borgia_nilo,
  author    = {Petta, Marco},
  title     = {Borgia, nilo},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {II},
  pages     = {1916},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1949},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/borgia-nilo}
}

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