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St. Nicholas Relic Stolen From French Basilica, Allegedly Burned and Crushed
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Desecration of relics from the man who inspired Santa Claus is the lates incident in the wave of anti-Catholic attacks in France. The post St. Nicholas Relic Stolen From French Basilica, Allegedly Burned and Crushed first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion .
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As the world prepares to celebrate Christmas, a disturbing act of desecration has struck a historic French basilica. Inside the church, a relic believed to contain part of the remains of Saint Nicholas — the Christian bishop who inspired Santa Claus — was stolen, burned and crushed.
Desecration of relics from the man who inspired Santa Claus is the lates incident in the wave of anti-Catholic attacks in France. The post St. Nicholas Relic Stolen From French Basilica, Allegedly Burned and Crushed first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion .
If there’s a saint who knows how to bring people together, it’s St. Nicholas. Every December, children all over the world eagerly await his arrival, families gather for celebrations, and in a small town in France, thousands of pilgrims make their way to the beautiful basilica that bears his name.
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