European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 5, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse                              A shrine to Nicholas j by Ray staff writer Tomohito is Nicholas an occasion with special Meining for the Folk of Nicholas do a Village about 15 Miles South of Kish Renou in the Village Church is a Bone sail to be from one of Nicho Las legend has it that Albert do Var auge a i Irraine Nobleman on his Way Home from the crusades in the Lith passed through where Nicholas is the Sacris Tan guarding the who happened to be a member of the de Varang Ville gave the Ixia Caincr a Phalanx from one of Nicholas de Varang Ville brought the relic to the Benedictine monks of i Irraine who built a Small Chapel on uie site of the present a larger Church constructed there in 1101 and a still larger one in the present Gothie Structure was built Between 1490 and 1530 although there was damage from German Artil Lery in the Central door still bears the statue of Nicholas and three Chil Dren done by Claude brother of a famed i Irraine the Finger Bone of Nicholas is enshrined in a Side altar and villager pause there to Pray following a prac Tice centuries the Story is told that Joan of arc also stopped there to Pray on her Way to Orleans in significance of the figure of Nicho Las and the three children is brought out in the villagers version of the legend about a 4th Century Bishop of Myra in Asia minor Nicholas heard that the owner of i certain during a time of fam stole Young killed Cut them in pieces and sold them to the Good Saint stopped at the restaurant for supper and ordered meat when he was he blessed the meat and immediately it was trans formed into three Small the villagers dont say what became of the evil but Nicholas became the Patron Saint of different areas different most reference material links Nicho Las with Pic Story of a father who was about to sell his three daughters into a life of shame because he could not vide dowries for suitable three bags of Gold were mysteriously tossed into the fathers in the dark of night us dowries fur the Daugh Little is known about Nirh existing data is based almost entirely on legend the first written re ports were composed about five Fen Turies after his death in 342 a according to the writer Nicholas was born in Early in the 4lh the Only son of parents renowned for their and that when he received is he gave it to the be sides being Patron Saint of children the poor and and of such countries As the nether France and the Good Saint is also the Patron of during a famine in his Nicholas who had Only recently become a acquired enough Grain from ships bound for Alexandria to keep his Region fed for two in return for the he promised the sailors that they would and the original Quantity of Grain on Board when they arrived at their after this the sailors were converted by while the villagers of Nicholas do port will attend services at their Parish Church children in Ger Many and the including their american Are looking for Ward to another visit from hell leave goodies and gifts for them it Treyve been and a bundle of switches u Treyve been by Merle Hunter statue of Nicholas adorn Central door of Small Bronze of Nicholai in front of allot containing Relief Ihori Nicholai with crusader de Orangeville and december 1964 the stars and stripes Page u