Description

• Wooden Greek Orthodox Icon of Saint Nicolas
• WIDTH: 16 CM 6.29 in LENGTH: 35 CM 13.77 in
• Handmade, hand carved icon
• Special treated aged wood
• The wooden base in not included

Our icons are made of the highest quality silkscreen on specially treated wood with advanced aging techniques and other quality materials that ensure the waterproofing and protection from solar radiation. All the icons are unique and original, in high quality made by hand after your order. / Saint Nicholas (Greek: , Hagios Niklaos, Latin: Sanctus Nicolaus); (15 March 270 6 December 343),also called Nikolaos of Myra, was a historic 4th-century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra (Demre, part of modern-day Turkey) in Lycia. Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nikolaos the Wonderworker ( , Nikolaos ho Thaumaturgos). He had a reputation for secret gift-giving, such as putting coins in the shoes of those who left them out for him, and thus became the model for Santa Claus, whose modern name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas, itself from a series of elisions and corruptions of the transliteration of “Saint Nikolaos”. His reputation evolved among the faithful, as was common for early Christian saints.In 1087, part of the relics (about half of the bones) were furtively translated to Bari, in Apulia, Italy; for this reason, he is also known as Nikolaos of Bari. The remaining bones were taken to Venice in 1100. His feast day is 6 December. The historical Saint Nicholas is commemorated and revered among Anglican,Catholic, Lutheran, and Orthodox Christians. In addition, some Baptist,Methodist,Presbyterian,and Reformed churches have been named in honor of Saint Nicholas.Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, children, pawnbrokers and students in various cities and countries around Europe. He was also a patron of the Varangian Guard of the Byzantine emperors, who protected his relics in Bari.