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Santa Claus Remembered

Posted by manzara

... Noel Baba Church in Demre, where St. Nicholas spent his life. Some years ago we were travelling along the south coast of Turkey taking a leisurely journey by inter-city coaches and local buses from our home in Çeşme / western Turkey as far as Side ...

Santa's Remains in Bari

Posted by manzara

... place, the Basilica di San Nicola. As St. Nicholas was born in Patara, close to Fethiye and was subsequently Bishop of Demre, both on Turkey's southern coast, he must have utilised fast reindeer to reach Bari for his final resting place!

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