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Relics of St. Nicholas to Bari
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Relics of St. Nicholas to Bari

1087 · 2 stops

Sailors from Bari carried the saint’s relics to Italy, where they rest today. The Russian Church keeps May 9 (May 22) for it.

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    1. Myra

      For seven centuries pilgrims came to the saint’s tomb in Myra.

    2. Bari

      In 1087 sailors from Bari carried the relics to Italy, where they still give off the fragrant myrrh called manna.

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