Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker

Iconography

Icon of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker. Waist-length figure of the Saint presented in a frontal position. With his right hand he blesses, while in his left hand he holds a closed gospel.

For the Saint

Saint Nicholas was born around 270, in Patara in Asia Minor. His name Nikola in translation means people’s winner. As a young man, he became a monk and after becoming a priest, after several years he was elected archbishop of the city of Mira in present-day Turkey. While he was still alive, people considered him a saint, especially because of his efforts to help the sick, the unfortunate and the weak. In his old age he fell ill and died on December 6, 343. In 1087, his relics were transferred from Myra Byzantium to Bari in today’s Italy.

The Orthodox Church considers him one of the greatest and most revered saints.

About the Product

A suitable gift for family patron’s day, name day, baptism, moving into a new home…