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Relics of the saints

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Relics of the saints

Katrina Gulliver
May 16, 2022
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Relics of the saints

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Today I visited Bari, a port city on the heel of Italy’s boot. It is famous for (among other things) the Basilica of Saint Nicholas. His bones are here, having been removed in 1087 from his orginal burying place in Myra. Bari was a staging point for crusaders headed across the Mediterranean, so many learned about St Nicholas while in Bari, and carried t…

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