Bones of S Rinaldo
Church of S. Nicola di Bari, Fallascoso, Province of Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy
| S. Nicola was born in 271 AD in Patara, Turkey. His family was Christian and moderately wealthy. When he was only 9 years old, his parents died in an epidemic. Since the church took him in, he later gave all his wealth to the poor and became a priest. Eventually he was made Bishop of Myra, Turkey. There are many legends about his good works. The people loved him and he was regarded as a saint. Around 1087 the Muslims captured Myra. Christian sailors, financed by the local Christian merchants, took the bones of S Nicola to Bari, a seaport in southern Italy. Here they built a mausoleum for him. Bari then became the center for worship of S Nicola. Around the world and here in Fallascoso this church was erected in his honor. |
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Bones of S Rinaldo |
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| photos courtesy of Ennio Di Pietrantonio |
| Reconstruction of church bell tower after World War II. | |||
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