S Nicola di Bari

Medal

Tommaso Gismondi
National Committee for the IX Centenarian
Bari, Italy
1987
Bronze
4 inches

Medal commemorating the 9th Centenarian of the translation of S Nicola's relics from Myra to Bari in 1087, and the coming together of Roman Catholic and Orthodox in Bari. The Basilica encourages an ecumenical vision, with Saint Nicholas as a bridge, to bring together the churches of the East and of the West.

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