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Relic of St. Nicholas stolen from French basilica, destroyed
November 11, 2026
» Continue to this story on Aleteia (French)
CWN Editor's Note: A relic of St. Nicholas was stolen from a namesake French basilica on October 31. Two days later, a suspect was arrested; he told police that he had burned the relic out of a desire to “combat fetishism.”
The Basilica of St. Nicholas is located in Saint-Nicolas-de-Port, a small town in northeastern France.
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