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About St. Nicholas of Flüe
1417 – 1487 · Feast March 21 · Hermit / Layman
Swiss layman and hermit (1417-1487), "Bruder Klaus," Obwalden farmer, soldier, magistrate, and councillor; with his wife Dorothea's consent left their ten children at age 50 to become a hermit at Ranft. His mediation in 1481 prevented civil war among the cantons (the Stanser Verkommnis), preserving the Swiss Confederation.
St. Nicholas of Flüe is the patron saint of Switzerland, Peace, Fathers and Councilors.
