medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
At 07:15 PM 12/5/2001 -0800, you wrote:
>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
>Today (6. December) is the feast day of:
>
>Nicolas of Myra (d. sometime in early 4th cent. (?)) Nicholas (aka Santa
>Claus) is one of the most beloved popular saints of both the eastern and
>western Church. It seems almost certain that Nicholas was born in Patras
>(Greece) and was raised by his uncle, the bishop of Myra. Nicholas
>succeeded his uncle in the bishopric. An enormous Nicholas legend has
>developed over the centuries. According to some accounts, Nicholas was
>tortured in Maximinus' persecution and, still bearing the marks, took part
>in the council of Nicaea. The Nicholas cult began to spread in the sixth
>century, reaching Slavic lands in the eighth century and western Europe
>along with the empress Theophanu in the 970s. In 1087 Italian merchants
>stole Nicholas' relics from Myra and carried them to Bari. The most famous
>Nicholas legend tells how a nobleman sent his three daughters to a brothel
>to earn their dowries. But when Nicholas heard of this, he threw a purse
>full of gold in the window during the night, so the girls could marry.
On this topic, see:
Jones, Charles Williams, 1905-
Saint Nicholas of Myra, Bari, and Manhattan : biography of a
legend / Charles W. Jones.
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c1978.
Tom Izbicki
Thomas M. Izbicki
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Johns Hopkins University
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