The Virgin Nativity Cathedral
Section of Southern Lengthwise Nave. South View

Transfer of Relics of Saint Nicholas from Myra to Bari

Dionisy's frescoes. Transfer of Relics of Saint Nicholas from Myra to Bari

In the eighth century Asia Minor (including Myra where the venerated relics of Nicholas were kept) was conquered by Muslim Arabs. In 1087 Italian merchants abducted the remains of the saint and transferred them to Italy where they were buried in the city cathedral of Bari.