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The tomb of Saint Nicholas is a slab effigy in low relief in County Kilkenny, Ireland, popularly believed to be the tombstone of Saint Nicholas of Myra. [1] [2] Located in the medieval lost town of Newtown Jerpoint, [1] the grave is more likely that of a Cistercian priest from Jerpoint Abbey east of the town.
Saint Nicholas of Myra [a] (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), [3] [4] [b] also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greek descent from the maritime city of Patara in Anatolia (in modern-day Antalya Province, Turkey) during the time of the Roman Empire.
Ceiling fresco. St. Nicholas Church is an ancient East Roman basilica church in the ancient city of Myra, now a museum located in modern Demre, Antalya Province, Turkey.It was built above the burial place of Saint Nicholas, a 4th-century Christian bishop of Myra, [1] [2] an important religious figure for Eastern Orthodox Christians and Roman Catholics and the historical inspiration for Santa ...
St. Nicholas Church, Demre in Myra Myra was besieged and sacked by Abbasid troops in 809, but soon return to Roman control. Early in the reign of emperor Alexius I Comnenus (ruled between 1081 and 1118), Myra was once more overtaken by Islamic invaders, this time the Seljuk Turks .
Tomb of Saint Nicholas (Santa Claus) Saint Nicholas, who inspired the legend of Santa Claus, is believed to have been buried in Newtown Jerpoint some 800 years ago.The grave slab features a cleric with the heads of two knights behind each shoulder and is said to be Saint Nicholas and the heads, the two crusaders who, so the story goes, brought Nicholas' remains back to Ireland.
Saint Nicholas of Myra, or St. Nicholas, was a bishop during the Roman Empire who became the Patron Saint of Children because of the kindness he showed to young kids. He was widely known for gift ...
Pilgrims at the tomb of Saint Nicholas in Bari (Gentile da Fabriano, c. 1425, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.). The Basilica houses one of the most noteworthy Romanesque sculptural works of southern Italy, a cathedra (bishop's throne) finished in the late eleventh century for Elias. There are precious mosaic pavements in the crypt and ...
The Roman theatre and other remains of Roman Myra, in the town of Demre. Tombs carved into the rocks. The church of St Nicholas of Myra, honoring the bishop of Myra and the man popularly known as Santa Claus. The antique cities of Andriake and Simena; A boat trip to the islands and sunken ruins of Kekova.