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☦ Orthodox Christian Church: St. Nicholas of Myra, the Wonderworker/Commemorated December 6
LIFE OF ST NICHOLAS THE WONDERWORKERDecember 6
Alexei Cominos ascended the throne of the Byzantine Empire in 1081, in which year Asia Minor suffered various attacks and threats of barbarian invasion. St Nicholas' relics at this time remained in his city of Myra. However, a priest in the Italian city of Bari soon beheld a vision in which Nicholas appeared and informed him that he did not wish to remain in a city as barren as the defeated Myra. He instructed the priest to remove his body from the city. After informing the residents of Bari of his vision, three ships were sent to Myra to retrieve the saint's relics.
More of his life at:
https://orthochristian.com/66800.html