Saint Nicholas Relics Heading To Russia From Italian Church (Bari) wochitnews on May 21, 2017 MOSCOW (AP) — Relics of Saint Nicholas, one of the Russian Orthodox Church's most revered figures, are …More
Saint Nicholas Relics Heading To Russia From Italian Church (Bari)
wochitnews on May 21, 2017 MOSCOW (AP) — Relics of Saint Nicholas, one of the Russian Orthodox Church's most revered figures, are headed to Moscow from an Italian church where they have lain for more than 900 years. Petersburg, before being returned to Bari, Italy, on July 12. The agreement to send the relics to Russia was made in last year's meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill, the first meeting of the heads of the Russian and Roman Catholic churches. Nicholas was the Bishop of Myra, now the Turkish city of Demre.
wochitnews on May 21, 2017 MOSCOW (AP) — Relics of Saint Nicholas, one of the Russian Orthodox Church's most revered figures, are headed to Moscow from an Italian church where they have lain for more than 900 years. Petersburg, before being returned to Bari, Italy, on July 12. The agreement to send the relics to Russia was made in last year's meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill, the first meeting of the heads of the Russian and Roman Catholic churches. Nicholas was the Bishop of Myra, now the Turkish city of Demre.