In 1072, he celebrated the entry of Roger I of Sicily to Palermo and the end of the Muslim rule over the city. The old Church of Saint Mary, which had been turned into a mosque some two hundred and forty years earlier, was reconsecrated and Nicodemus celebrated a Divine Liturgy there.
In 1072, he observed the arrival of Roger I of Sicily in Palermo and the termination of Muslim control over the city. The ancient Church of Saint Mary, which had been repurposed as a mosque two hundred years earlier, was re consecrated and Nicodemus conducted a Divine Liturgy there.