Saint Nicholas Thaumaturgos

Origin: Possibly painted in the Urals – Russia
Age: Ends of the XIXth Century – Beginning of the XXth Century
Composition: Painted possibly in Ural. Grafija, tsekanka on levkas, silver, tempera on wood
Measures Cms: 35,5 X 31,3 X 2,

He was born in Licia, Turkey, heir of an immense fortune, distributed his wealths between the poor and went away of monk. In east they call him Nicholas of Mira, and in Occident Nicholas of Bari. When the Muslims invaded Turkey, a group of Catholics extracted from there secretly the relics of the Saint and one took them to Bari. Big miracles took place on him after praying to him, already in the year 550 he had a temple in his honor. He died on December 6 of the year 345.