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Translation of the relics of St Nicholas the Wonderworker from Myra to Bari (1087)
Saint of the Day
English - May 09, 2024 05:01 - 1 minute - 997 KB - ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality Spirituality orthodox christian greek russian antiochian serbian romanian byzantine lectionary saints Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In 1087 the Saint's relics were taken from Myra in Lycia (on the southern coast of present-day Turkey) to the town of Bari in Italy. This was done due to a Muslim attack on Lycia. At that time Bari was Orthodox and under the administration of the Patriarch of Constantinople. The Saint's relics now lie in a Roman Catholic church in Bari; each year the casket containing the relics is opened by a Roman Catholic and Orthodox bishop together, and quantities of fragrant myrrh are removed, for the healing and encouragement of the faithful.