Traditional Life of Nicholas

The life of Nicholas, along with early and later associated miracles, are told in basic re-tellings. These thirty-eight stories, drawn from ancient sources, Orthodox tradition, and The Golden Legend, form the core of the St. Nicholas tradition. Many of them are included in the interactive story painting, Life & Miracles of Saint Nicholas.

Life of Nicholas
Early Miracles
Later Miracles

Stories included in the story painting, Life & Miracles of Saint Nicholas

 Answer to Prayer: Nicholas' Birth
 Boyhood: Tragedy Strikes death of parents
 Three Impoverished Maidens or The Story of the Dowries
 Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
 How Nicholas Became A Bishop selection and consecration
 Nicholas and the Temple of Artemis
 Famine Relief or the Miracle of the Grain
Nicholas at the Council of Nicaea three stories
   Nicholas Explains the Trinity
   Bishop Nicholas Loses His Cool (At the Council of Nicaea)
   Where Was Nicholas? sleeping or dreaming at the Council of Nicaea
 Righter of Wrongs saving three innocents
 The Emperor Dreams the three generals
 Tax Relief for Myra
 Grace Received: the Death of Nicholas
 A Second Home: the Translation of the Relics
 Divine Approval bestowed by Jesus and Mary the Blessed Mother

Life & Miracles of Saint Nicholas ~ interactive story painting
   Thirty-one  stories from Russian tradition and The Golden Legend

Life & Miracles of Saint Nicholas ~ interactive story painting
     Thirty-one   stories from Russian tradition and The Golden Legend

Classic Primary Sources
Life of St. Nicholas shown in images
Modern Miracles
More Stories, Poems & Videos

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