The Kiot St. Nicholas, the Miracle Creator Icon is accented with a golden tin “riza”, the metal covering of the icon, and framed in a wood frame.
The prelate Nikolai, Archbishop of Mira in Lycia, is one if the most revered saints in the Orthodox Church, especially in Russia. He lived in the first half of the 4th century and was a bishop in the city of - Mira in the Lycia region in Asia Minor. The prelate Nikolai became renowned for his many Christian deeds. He was a teacher of faith, one of the fathers of the church, and he spoke at the First Ecumenical Council against the heresy of Aryan. St. Nikolai is revered as protector if seafarers and travelers, as a helper of the poor and of the condemned innocent.
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