In western religious art and more rarely in Orthodox iconography ... The townspeople of Myra were celebrating St. Nicholas of the eve of his feast day when a band of Arab pirates from Crete came and ...

A museum director in Turkey has been fired after it was revealed that she had been illegally removing parts of an ancient Greek church.

There was, indeed, a real Christian bishop who used the same moniker: Nicholas of Myra, also known as ... Emperor Theodosius II decreed that the Saint Nicholas Church would be built over the ...

author of “The True Story of St. Nicholas,” says it’s entirely possible. “It’s very possible,” Eich said. “The story is that crusaders stole his body from the church in Myra where he ...

Some believe that Saint Nicholas was buried in Myra, but others believe he is buried at a church in Gemile, Türkiye or the Basilica di San Nicola in Bari, Italy. Historians also believe that some ...

Archaeologists have discovered a sarcophagus in the Church of St. Nicholas ... of Myra (now Demre in Turkey). He is one of the most revered figures in Christianity, particularly in the Orthodox ...

Santiago Calatrava has reconstructed the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine in New York City, United States. "St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine is not only ...

Archaeologists have discovered a sarcophagus in the Church of St Nicholas ... city of Myra (now Demre in Turkey). He is one of the most revered Christian figures, particularly in the Orthodox ...