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The painting's narrative is based on one of the deeds of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker (approximate dates of life - 270-345 AD), which he performed while serving as bishop in Myra, a city located in Lycia (present-day Turkey, specifically the Turkish province of Antalya). The famous nickname of St Nicholas - "Myrrh of Myra" - is linked to the ...
Ceiling fresco. St. Nicholas Church is an ancient East Roman basilica church in the ancient city of Myra, now a museum located in modern Demre, Antalya Province, Turkey.It was built above the burial place of Saint Nicholas, a 4th-century Christian bishop of Myra, [1] [2] an important religious figure for Eastern Orthodox Christians and Roman Catholics and the historical inspiration for Santa ...
Nicholas of Myra was born at Patara around March 15, 270 AD. In the 5th century AD the city was reduced in size through the construction of a strong fortification wall adjoining the Bouleuterion using stone from the nearby structures. Patara is mentioned among the Lycian bishoprics in the Acts of Councils (Hierocl. p. 684). [6]
Vested as bishops, wearing omophoria; raising right hand in blessing; holding Gospel Books or scrolls The Three Hierarchs ( Ancient Greek : Οἱ Τρεῖς Ἱεράρχαι ; Greek : Οι Τρεις Ιεράρχες ) of Eastern Christianity refers to Basil the Great (also known as Basil of Caesarea), Gregory the Theologian (also known as ...
Saint Nicholas of Myra: "A fluid is said to emanate from the relics of Nicholas of Myra preserved at Bari in Italy since 1087. It is said to have also flowed from his relics when they were still in Myra." [4] Apostle John the Evangelist (according to Gregory of Tours); [a] Apostle Saint Andrew (according to Gregory of Tours); [a]
Author William of Malmesbury in stained glass. The Gesta Pontificum Anglorum (Latin for "Deeds of the Bishops of the English"), originally known as De Gestis Pontificum Anglorum ("On the Deeds of the Bishops of the English") and sometimes anglicized as The History or The Chronicle of the English Bishops, is an ecclesiastical history of England written by William of Malmesbury in the early 12th ...
On 13 September 1591, Giovanni Myra was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIV as Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia. [2] [3] [4] On 11 March 1596, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera. [1] [3] He served as Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera until his death in 1600. [1] [3]
Rock-cut tombs in Myra Rock-cut tombs in Myra. Although some scholars equate Myra with the town, of Mira, in Arzawa, there is no proof for the connection. [citation needed] There is no substantiated written reference for Myra before it was listed as a member of the Lycian League (168 BC–AD 43); according to Strabo (14:665), it was one of the largest towns of the alliance.