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Jun 10, 2024 · June 10, 2024. A small copper plaque mounted across the piazza from the Basilica of St. Nicholas in Bari, Italy, pledges “friendship and cooperation” between the city and the Russian people....
- Lara Jakes
4 days ago · But in the midst of all the fun, St. Nicholas himself is overlooked, which seems a bit unfair. After all, he was a bishop of the early Church, having been made Bishop of Myra in the 4th century, and he suffered persecution and imprisonment at the hands of the Romans.
6 days ago · According to the legend, three boys played in a field during harvest time. However, they wandered into the city and got lost, unable to make it home. They then stopped at a butcher shop asking for food and a place to sleep. The butcher then murdered the three boys and kept the remains in a barrel.
4 days ago · On the first day of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, 24 February 2022, there were air strikes against military targets in the city, causing evacuations of residents in the district of Makulan. On 27 February, city mayor Oleksandr Vilkul was appointed the head of the military administration of Kryvyi Rih.
1 day ago · We celebrate Saint Nicholas Day on December 6. Aside from his reputation as the real Santa Claus, and the fact that he was an incredible miracle worker from birth, Saint Nicholas is also remembered for defending the faith against heresy during the First Council of Nicaea.
Jun 26, 2024 · St. Nicholas of Tolentino Feast day: Sep 10. Born in 1246 in Sant' Angelo, Italy, Nicholas became an Augustinian friar at the age of 18 after hearing an Augustinian hermit preach. He was...
Jun 18, 2024 · Yes; Saint Nicholas, whose feast day is observed by the Church on December sixth, is the great and good Saint who first acted the part of Santa Claus. How it happened is a real Christmas...
