Lucas Die On Triond

Keeping in the mid winter spirit a little about the history of St Nicolas by Lucas Die
An excellent Triond contributor.

St nicholas is one more of those early church saints whose legend is better known than any historical facts. As many Catholic saints, he was moved around in the calender in the reformation of Martin Luther and started to appear on Christmas or new year.
As an early saint he is also strongly rooted in the orthodox churches of Eastern Europe.

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