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Agios Nikolaos Born at the end of the third century in Patara, Lycia by devout parents. From an early age Nicholas already shown great zeal and was ordained a priest. After the death of his parents Nicholas donated his entire fortune to the poor. By the grace of God Nicholas have made many miracles, being in life. One of them, which is also a patron of sailors, was that galinefse the stormy sea on his journey to the Holy Land. By divine intervention became bishop of the Saint of Myra in Lycia.
The Diocletian and Maximian Saint imprisoned, but continued his work even in prison. When Constantine became emperor, St. Nicholas and gave apekatastathi hardest struggle against the heresy of Arianism. It was not such a desire to stop the heresy of Arius that when during the First Ecumenical Council came face to face with Arius and slapped the act that led him in prison, but the Lord with the appearance of the Virgin Mary with the cell of the reinforced and gave of the vestments. When it was learned this amazing fact, the emperor release.
miracles testified for the Saint Nicholas. So when St. died, the congregation retained the remains of a temple of Myra and formed a special blessing. The Crusaders in 1087 AD took them to Bari, Italy, where are today.
Saint Nicholas is very popular in both Orthodox and the Catholic world.
Émule des Apôtres et fervent imitateur of our Lord Jesus Christ, living column of the church by his zeal to defend the faith and the Holy Hierarchs model through its pastoral care, our Holy Father Nicolas was generous steward of the grace of God through his countless miracles for poor, the abandoned, those who suffer injustice and all those who until today, claiming his father's protection. He was born in the town of Patara, in Lycia, in the late third century, in a Christian family long deprived of offspring. From his earliest childhood he showed his love for virtue and zeal in the observance of institutions of the Church, by failing to take the breast of his nurse until night, every Wednesday and Friday. Pious and reserved, he was educated in the sacred letters, and while still young, was ordained priest by his uncle, Archbishop Nicolas. Vigils, fasts, prayers were virtues in which the young clerics have long excelled, but when at the death of his parents he generously distributed his possessions to the needy, the charity became for him his greatest claim to glory before God. He considered himself the mere saving of property that belonged to the poor, and put special care to keep her secret good deeds in order not to be deprived of heavenly rewards (cf. Matt. 6:3). Thus he saved the infamy of three girls that their father, driven by debt, wanted to engage in prostitution, by filing secretly at three times, enough gold to marry them. Finally discovered by their father, Nicolas promise made to it, on pain of eternal curse, not to tell anyone his blessing.
In return, God made him shine before men by his charisma and his Miracles. En route to a pilgrimage to the Holy Places, he calmed twice by his prayers, the storm that imperiled the ship on which he had embarqué.A his return, amid popular rejoicing, he was soon appointed as Bishop of the nearby city of Myra, in the wake of intervention of an angel of God to bishops gathered in synod for election. Jailed during the last great persecution of Diocletian and Maximian (305), the holy pastor did not stop to confirm his sheep in the spiritual faith and the peace of the Church was proclaimed at the accession of Constantine he showed zeal for destroying temples and idols in the hunt demons. The impious heresy of Arius was not long, however, to disturb and divide the Holy Body of Christ, but yet she found St. Nicolas the leading champions of Orthodoxy among the Fathers met for the first Ecumenical Council of Nicaea 325.Après in saving the city of Myra from famine, appear in the master of a vessel loaded with wheat, this man of God saved him from death three Roman officers, unjustly accused of conspiracy, appearing in a dream to Emperor Constantine and the treacherous warden Avlavius. Once issued, the three soldiers, full of gratitude to the saint, became moines.Encore many times, As for his life after his death, Saint Nicolas is miraculously intervened to protect vessels in distress and those traveling by sea, so it is venerated as the protector of mariners. Thus he appeared one day at the helm of a sinking ship in a storm and led him safely at another time he came to the rescue of a passenger overboard past and that the cry of "Saint Nicolas, come to my rescue!", found himself suddenly in his home surrounded by his family ébahis.Pendant many years the Holy Bishop was faithful to her as a presence of Christ, the Friend of Man and the Good Shepherd, there was no misfortune that he sympathizes, he does no injustice redressât, no contention that n'apaisât. He distinguished himself wherever he was in his face bright and radiant atmosphere of peace that emanated from his person. When, after so many benefits, he fell asleep in death to win the kingdom of heaven, people mourned the loss of their pastor and their welfare, but the Angels and Saints exulted with joy on receiving them from the sweet Nicolas. His holy relics were deposited in Myra, a church built in honor of the saint, and received the homage of every year a large number of pilgrims. The devil could not stand this posthumous glory, one day took the form of a poor old woman who, under the pretext of not being able to undertake a long voyage, entrusted with pilgrims bound for Myre a jar of oil used to power the lights that burned perpetually before the tomb of Saint, but along the way, Nicolas appeared the master of the vessel and ordered him to cast this magic oil into the sea soon made, the surface water was kindled in a large tub, the terror passengers who gave thanks to God for having, through his Holy saved Sanctuaire.En 1087, Myra had fallen under the power of the Saracens, the troops Italo-Norman the First Crusade captured Saints bones and transferred it to Bari in southern Italy, causing many miracles wherever they went (commemorating May 9). There, since they are venerated.
This Sunday, December 6 (December 19, civilian), we celebrate the Feast of Our Holy Father Nicolas the Miracle Worker of Myra in Lycia Bishop, Patron Saint of Mariners.
