Bari
Basilica of Saint Nicholas
Beneath the Romanesque basilica in Bari rest the relics of Saint Nicholas — a house of prayer shared by those who call him Nicholas and those who call him Nicola. The crypt is cool; the upper church gathers light from the Adriatic. Sailors, families, and travellers have come here for centuries with the same simple request.
A pilgrim of Palomeya goes down to the tomb with a candle and a list of names. The offering is made in person, in the quiet of that stone room. Palomeya does not represent the basilica. A traveller simply arrives, prays, and returns with a record of having stood there.
Holy Mass / Divine Liturgy
Candle and short petition
A votive candle and a written name left at the shrine.
$39
ContinueIntention for the living
A named prayer for health, family, work, or thanksgiving.
$59
ContinueIntention for the departed
A named remembrance offered at the shrine.
$59
ContinueThe rite of this shrine
The Mass, Divine Liturgy, or moleben named on the shrine page.
$89
ContinueA cycle of days
Forty days, or a nine-day novena — as this shrine keeps the custom.
$169
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