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Answer: St. Nicholas of Myra died between 345 and 356 in Myra and was initially buried in Myra. Basically in 1087 his relics were stolen and taken to Italy. Click here to read the story. In 1987 the Vatican Post Office issued stamps to commemorate the 'transfer' of the relics.
9th Centenary Of The Transfer Of Relics Of St Nicholas Of Myra Scott 803-805 (1987) See also: • Translation of the relics of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker from Myra to Bari Orthodox Church In America website - https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2021/05/09/101336-translation-of-the-relics-of-saint-nicholas-the-wonderworker-fro • Ninth Centenary Of The Transfer Of St. Nicholas Relics From Myra UFN Bulletin - December 3, 1987 • The Relics Of St Nicholas Of Myra Relics Hunter website - https://www.relicshunter.com/relics-st-nicholas-myra/ • Saint Nicholas Wikipedia • F. J. Levitsky, St. Nicholas Of Bari, Plate Defect? Vatican Notes Volume 40 Issue 4 1992 Page 3 • Thomas I. Crimando, Relics Of St. Nicholas Vatican Notes Volume 36 Issue 5 1988 Pages 8-9 |