Myrra, Saint Nicholas` Tomb - Vici.org

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Surroundings:

Saint Nicholas Church

Saint Nicholas Church

St. Nicolaus` sarcophagus

Myra - Cornice

Myra - Helios

Myra

Myra

Myra

Myra, Lycian tomb

Myra tombs

Myra tombs & stairs

Myra theatre

Myra Theater

Myra Theater

Myra Theater

Myra - Theatre

Myra Theater Masks

Myra Theater

Myra - Theatre stage

Myra Theater Decoration

Myra Theatre & Tombs.

Myra - Theatre

Myra - Theatre

Karabucak Mausoleum

Myra, nymphaeum

Andriake - Thermes

Andriake - Church

Andriake - Agora

Forum Underground Cistern.

Andriake - Granarium

Grave or burial field

Location:

Türkiye, Demre
geo:36.24469,29.985371
Location ± 5-25 m.

Period or year:

340~ / unknown

Class:

Grave or burial field
visible

Identifiers:

vici:place=45164

Annotations

The sarcophagus in the southern part of Myra church complex is thought to be the original burial place of saint Nicholas from where his remains were stolen by raiders from Bari in 1087.

Sources:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/04/santa-claus-tomb-may-have-been-uncovered-beneath-turkish-church-saint-nicholas
Charles W. Jones, "Saint Nikolaos of Myra, Bari, and Manhattan: Biography of a Legend" (Chicago: University of Chicago Press) 1978, pp. 176-193.

Nearby

Myra, church of the tomb of Saint Nicholas

Church of the tomb of Saint Nicholas

Kale

Milestone

Myra (1 km)

MYRA Demre