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The Feast of St Nicholas in Byzantine Italy

Wednesday, December 7, 2016 16:30

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Fr Hunwicke posted an article yesterday in which, with his characteristically marvelous wit, he describes St Nicholas as “a saint with as large a portfolio of Patronages as a Renaissance cardinal.” This is particularly true among Byzantine Christians, who keep his feast with particular solemnity; he is honored as a Patron of both Greece and Russia, but also of Sicily and Puglia, regions of southern Italy in which, as we have noted before, there many communities of the Byzantine Rite. Here are some photos of the celebrations held in his honor this year among some of them in the area around Palermo, Sicily.

Sanctuary of Santa Maria delle Grazie – Palazzo Adriano

Vespers and Artoklasia (more at their Facebook page)

St Nicholas of the Greeks (“Martorana”) in Palermo

Vespers and Artoklasia – photos by Antonio Paratore

San Nicola Mezzojuso

Procession with a relic of St Nicholas – photos by Salvatore Bisulca

Sanctuary of Santa Maria delle Grazie - Palazzo Adriano

Divine Liturgy and Procession with the Icon and Relic of St Nicholas

Source: http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2016/12/the-feast-of-st-nicholas-in-byzantine.html

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