Sfinte moaşte sub lupa ştiinţei – Sfântul Nicolae din Mira Lichiei –
Holy relics under the magnifying glass of science - Saint Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra

Summary/Abstract: Saint Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra, is one of the most famous saints of all Christianity. Originally kept in the basilica of Myra, the saint’s relics were brought to Bari, Italy, in 1087, after the province of Lycia fell under Muslim occupation. The remains rested untouched in Bari until 1954, when a team of researchers, led by Professor Luigi Martino, extracted them from the tomb and analyzed them. Their approach was one that provided numerous information about the life of St. Nicholas. Venice also claimed to hold the relics of the same saint, brought by the Crusaders in 1101. Luigi Martino analyzed them in 1992, concluding that they belonged to the same person. The measurements made by Professor Martino were the starting point for several interesting attempts to reconstruct St. Nicholas’face. The relics of St. Nicholas are scattered in 57 churches around the world and his right hand is being kept in Bucharest, in New St. George Church.

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