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St. Nicholas Church
St. Nicholas Church is an ancient Byzantine Church located in modern-day town of Demre, Antalya Province, Turkey. It was built in 520 AD on the foundations of an older Christian church where Saint Nicholas served as a bishop. The church It is notable for being the burial place of St. Nicholas of Myra, a 4th century Eastern Orthodox bishop of the ancient city of Myra.
The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, St. Nicholas Church.by Klaus-Peter Simon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsElevation: 10 m
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UNESCO Tentative List
Date of Submission
2000
4th Century AD
Byzantine
Christian
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