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Saint Nicholas of Myra was buried in a tomb located at the Cathedral of Myra in present-day Turkey. He was laid to rest after his death in the 4th century AD. However, his remains were later moved to the city of Bari in Italy in 1087, where they are currently believed to be housed in the Basilica di San Nicola.
St. Agnes lived in Rome during the 3rd century. She was a Christian martyr who is celebrated for her dedication to her faith and her vow of chastity.
The first recorded ascent of Mount St. Elias was in 1897 by the Duke of the Abruzzi, an Italian mountaineer. He led an expedition to the summit of the mountain located in Alaska.
Saint Nicholas is believed to have died, and been buried, in the city of Myra, Turkey. He was a bishop there. In the year 1087 sailors from Bari, Italy, stole the relics from the monks at Myra and carried them off to Bari where they remain today. The remains arrived on 9 May 1087. There are numerous variations of this account. In some versions those taking the relics are characterized as thieves or pirates, in others they are said to have taken them in response to a vision wherein Saint Nicholas himself appeared and commanded that his relics be moved in order to preserve them from the impending Muslim conquest.
French explorer Jacques Cartier was the first European to explore the St. Lawrence River in 1534, while looking for a route to Asia. He was the first to sail up the river and reach present-day Quebec City, claiming the land for France.
St. Nicholas of Myra was from a Greek colony in Asia Minor. Today the region is known as Turkey.
The real St. Nicholas is in Heaven and has an unlisted phone number.
Nicholas was born in the town of Patara in modern Turkey
Nicholas of Myra lived in a Greek colony in Asia Minor, what is known today as Turkey.
The real St. Nick lived in what is to be known as Turkey.
St. Nicholas of Myra was born in the 3rd century and died in the 4th century.
St. Nicholas of Myra
"St. Nicholas".
St. Nicholas of Myra died about 1400 years ago and cameras had not been invented yet. We have no evidence of what the real St. Nicholas looked like.
St. Nicholas of Myra was born in the 3rd century and died in the 4th century.
Nicholas was born in the town of Patara in Asia Minor. Today it is part of modern Turkey.
Who are you referring to - St. Nicholas of Myra or the great imposter Santa Claus? St. Nicholas was real, Santa is not. Santa has "elves" as sidekicks. St. Nicholas had other priests and Church members as "sidekicks."