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St. Nicholas Symbols A number of symbols help us recognize St. Nicholas. They developed from his most popular stories and customs. Miter A special tall pointed hat worn by a bishop. The miter is a general symbol for bishops, but it is unique to St. Nicholas among holiday gift-givers. (also mitre) Crozier
The Story of the Greek Orthodox Saint Nicholas
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The vita icon in the medieval era By Dr. Paroma Chatterjee Vita icon of St. Nicholas, late 12th to early 13th century, Monastery of St. Catherine, Sinai, Egypt The icon is literally the image of a life. Its usual format consists of the magnified central portrait of a saint surrounded by those episodes in his/her biography that made him/her a saint.
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Saint Nicholas of Bari c.1510 Italian (Florentine) School Christ Church, University of Oxford But why 'of Bari'? Bari, in southern Italy, is associated with Saint Nicholas because of a holy theft in the eleventh century. At the time, the Church had recently split between the Eastern and Western branches - a division known as the Great Schism.
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St Nicholas The British Museum London, England Russia, 15th C St. Nicholas Pectoral Icon The British Museum London, England Russia, ca 1400 Koimesis: Death & Assumption of the Virgin The British Museum London, England Russia, 1900s Saint Nicholas & Drowning Boy Dimitri The British Museum London, England Saint Nicholas Museum of Russian Icons
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One of the usual St. Nicholas icon scenes is the "Healing of the withered woman" (border scene 4) - a miracle performed by Nicholas when he was just seven. The hagiographical border scenes of Eastern Orthodox icons depicting St. Nicholas often include the story of the three maidens (border scene 6) pushed by their broke and despaired father to prostitution in order to save the family.
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Saint Nicholas of Myra [a] (traditionally 15 March 270 - 6 December 343), [3] [4] [b] also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greek descent from the maritime city of Myra in Asia Minor (modern-day Demre, Turkey) during the time of the Roman Empire.
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St Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, is represented on this large icon. It seems to have been part of the sanctuary screen of an Orthodox church (the iconostasis) as the patronal or 'despotic' icon. If so, the church may have been dedicated to St Nicholas.
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Saint Nicholas: The Iconography natal day for December 6 According to one legend, at the Council of Nicea St. Nicholas was so angered by the Arian heresy that he slapped one of its defenders on the cheek. As punishment he was forbidden to wear his episcopal insignia.
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In Catholic folklore, St. Nicholas is known as Santa Claus, and in Russia he is called Nkolai the Wonderworker. In Old Russia, this early Christian saint was loved and worshiped as one of.
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Saint Nicholas was often chosen as the subject for this type of icon and his interesting life became iconographically established early on. The icon seems to date from the seventeenth century, but was the subject of a major renovation in the eighteenth century.
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Icons of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker can be seen in every Orthodox Church and home icon corner, next to the central images of Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, and the Holy Trinity. Traditional iconography of the saint depicts him as an elder with an incredibly kind and wise look. St. Nicholas has a high forehead, gray hair, and a short beard..
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Museum number 1994,0102.1 Title Object: Object: Icon with St Nicholas Description Icon painted in egg tempera with gold leaf on cypress wood, prepared with gesso and linen. The back is plain, but strengthened by modern battens. An inscription identifies the bearded bishop saint as St Nicholas.
A Prayer to St. Nicholas
The icon of St Nicholas "of Zarazsk" is one of the most well-known icons in Russia that plays a significant role in the nation's early medieval history. Hailing from the ancient Byzantine colony of Korsun, in the Crimea, the icon of St Nicholas was said to be situated in the church in which Vladimir the Great was baptized in 988.
