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St. Nicholas (the Church) Has Come to Town The Greek Orthodox house of worship was destroyed on Sept. 11. After 21 years and $85 million, its glowing new home has opened.
Santiago Calatrava’s St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, which replaces a building destroyed in the attacks of 9/11, is true to the form but not the spirit of a Byzantine domed church.
Instead of a “right jolly old elf,” St. Nicholas is the patron saint of everything from brewers to pawnbrokers to murderers. Here are eight often terrifying legends associated with the saint that seem ...
In 2016, when the Santiago Calatrava–designed Oculus was completed, another Calatrava structure was in the midst of construction nearby: St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine ...
Archaeologists have discovered a sarcophagus that holds the remains of St Nicholas, the Greek bishop who inspired Santa Claus. The limestone tomb was found hiding under a church.
The Trustees and Parish Councils of St. Nicholas Church have addressed an open letter to the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, asking for assistance in the final decision on the transfer of ...
Members of the Society to Preserve the Millvale Murals of Maxo Vanka say one-third of the federal funding to preserve the murals inside St. Nicholas Church has been cut off.
WEIRTON, WV — St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Weirton held its annual blessing of first responders, showing appreciation to those who keep us safe. Now in its seventh year, St. Nicholas Orthodox ...
St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Croatian Church in Millvale celebrated its 125th anniversary on June 1. The day began with a Mass celebrated by Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh Bishop David Zubik, along ...
A team of archeologists working at the Church of St. Nicholas in Demre, Turkey, say they may have found the grave of St. Nicholas, who has been popularized worldwide as “Santa Claus.” ...
Mary Theresa Petrich recalled walking from Hatfield Street in Lawrenceville over the 40th Street Bridge and up the hill to St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Croatian Church in Millvale to attend Sunday ...
The guardians were horrified. St. Nicholas’ body had lain under the floor of their church for 700 years. It defined the city of Myra. They weren’t about to give it up.