Today is the Feast of Nicholas - St. Nik - bishop of Myra (Turkey) in the 4th century. Patron saint of the sea and of the island of Lesvos, Greece.
Giver of secret gifts and much grace, he is one of the most revered saints of old.
Giver of secret gifts and much grace, he is one of the most revered saints of old.
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Legend says that while at the Council Nicholas took a swing at Arius over an argument about whether God was more divine than Jesus (now called the Arian Controversy).
(Pictured, icon of St Nicholas, local artist, Lesvos, Greece)