church of Saint Nicholas
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The Church of Saint Nicholas in Myra is an important Byzantine-era church in modern-day Demre, Turkey, renowned as the historic burial place and episcopal seat of Saint Nicholas, the inspiration for Santa Claus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| church of Saint Nicholas canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine church
ⓘ
Christian church building ⓘ |
| altName |
St. Nicholas Church, Demre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Nicholas Church, Myra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Byzantine architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Santa Claus tradition
ⓘ
cult of Saint Nicholas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf | Saint Nicholas of Myra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | partially restored ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Nicholas of Myra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Middle Byzantine period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorPlan | basilica ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | 4th century ⓘ |
| function | pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| governingBody | Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCrypt | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
domed basilica plan
ⓘ
frescoes ⓘ marble sarcophagi ⓘ mosaics ⓘ |
| hasSarcophagusOf | Saint Nicholas of Myra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO Tentative List (World Heritage) site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antalya Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Demre NERFINISHED ⓘ Myra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Nicholas of Myra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Mediterranean coast of Turkey ⓘ |
| notableEvent | translation of relics of Saint Nicholas to Bari in 1087 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Byzantine wall paintings
ⓘ
association with historical Saint Nicholas ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | archaeological site of Myra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rebuiltInPeriod |
11th century
ⓘ
8th century ⓘ |
| region | Lycia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| servedAs | episcopal seat of Saint Nicholas of Myra ⓘ |
| status | museum and active place of worship ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Christian pilgrims
ⓘ
Orthodox pilgrims ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.