St. Nicholas Church, Demre Turkey. The work has revealed some of the northern section of the monastery complex, and also the small chapels around the nave, one of which notably contains vibrant frescoes detailing the life and miracles of the saint, and a desecrated sarcophagus which is thought to be the original burial place from which his remains were forcibly translated to Bari in 1087. The Orthodox Liturgy is occasionally celebrated in the church on 6 December. St. Nicholas Church, Demre St. Nicholas Church is a museum and an ancient Byzantine Church located in modern-day town of Demre, Antalya Province, Turkey. Its usage is
Church of St Nicholas, Melnik the Church Fathers and the vision of Peter of Alexandria. The life of church patron Saint Nicholas is also painted on the walls of the church. The frescoes also feature portraits of Antipas of Pergamum, Anthimus of Nicomedia, Gregory of Nyssa and Procopius of Scythopolis. Some of the murals have been stripped from the walls and sent to the National Archaeological Museum in Sofia, though others remain in place. A 13th-century Greek-language inscription was discovered on the interior walls of the Church of St Nicholas. In translation, it reads: "Prayer of God's slave "sebastos" Vladimir, brother of a single womb