— BONES attributed to Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, kept since 1098 in Saint-Nicolas-de-Port, in Meurthe-et-Moselle, were STOLEN from their reliquary inside the basilica, then DESTROYED. The suspect, arrested at his home, admitted to SMASHING the display case protecting the reliquary, then stealing its contents, BURNING the bones and CRUSHING them out of a “desire to destroy.”

🔴🇫🇷 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗘 — Des OSSEMENTS attribués à saint Nicolas, évêque de Myre, conservés depuis 1098 à Saint-Nicolas-de-Port, en Meurthe-et-Moselle, ont été VOLÉS dans leur reliquaire, au sein de la basilique, puis DÉTRUITS.

Le suspect, interpellé à son domicile, a reconnu avoir BRISÉ la vitrine protégeant le reliquaire, avant d’en voler le contenu, de BRÛLER les ossements puis de les ÉCRASER par « désir de destruction ».

(Source : L’Est Républicain)

— L’Écho Chrétien (@lechochretien) November 7, 2026

— BONES attributed to Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, kept since 1098 in Saint-Nicolas-de-Port, in Meurthe-et-Moselle, were STOLEN from their reliquary inside the basilica, then DESTROYED. The suspect, arrested at his home, admitted to SMASHING the display case protecting the reliquary, then stealing its contents, BURNING the bones and CRUSHING them out of a “desire to destroy.”