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Patara (păt`ərə), ancient Mediterranean port of Lycia Lycia (lĭsh`ə), ancient country, SW Asia Minor. ..... Click the link for more information. , S Asia Minor (now Turkey). It was a Dorian colony, and became the seat of the Lycian League (167 B.C.–A.D. 43). According to the Acts of the Apostles, St. Paul visited Patara. Extensive excavation of the city's ruins only began in the late 20th cent. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Nicholas was born, by most accounts, around 270 AD in Patara, Asia Minor (now Turkey), to parents who had waited 30 years for the birth of a child. |
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