Saint Nicholas Thaumaturgos

Origin: Russia
Age: Ends of the XVIIth Century – the Beginning of the XVIIIth Century
Composition: Ark, tempera on wood, remains of silver, metal oklad (with tsekanka). The image was covered much time later but under this lay there was a nice old painting with beautiful craquelure
Measures Cms:31,0 X 24,5 X 3,0
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.