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Bari. Basilica of St Nicolas. The Orthodox metropolitan bishop Benjamin coming from the Russian city of Ryazan. The crypt houses the relics of St. Nicholas. May 22 is celebrated annually in the Russian Orthodox Church as the feast day of the "Translation of the Relics of Saint Nicholas from Myra to Bari". Pilgrimages to the basilica from Eastern Europe have increased dramatically since the fall of the Iron Curtain.

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Italy, Apulia. The Russian pilgrims looking for Santa Klaus.
Bari. Basilica of St Nicolas. The Orthodox metropolitan bishop Benjamin coming from the Russian city of Ryazan. The crypt houses the relics of St. Nicholas. May 22 is celebrated annually in the Russian Orthodox Church as the feast day of the "Translation of the Relics of Saint Nicholas from Myra to Bari". Pilgrimages to the basilica from Eastern Europe have increased dramatically since the fall of the Iron Curtain.