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St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
St. Nicholas
also: Nicholas the Wonderworker, Николай чудотворец
St. Nicholas of Myra, venerated in Russian Orthodoxy as a wonder-worker and patron of sailors and travelers; invoked here as a folk cry for protection while descending a dangerous stairway in a storm.
Reading notes
- In One's Own Corner §37 St. Nicholas's Day
6 December (Old Style), the feast day of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, one of the most widely celebrated name-day/feast occasions in the Russian Orthodox calendar and a natural occasion for a large gathering of guests at the estate.
- On Christmas Night §6 Holy wonder-worker Nicholas
St. Nicholas of Myra, venerated in Russian Orthodoxy as a wonder-worker and the patron of sailors and travelers; his name is invoked here as a folk cry for aid in danger.