Name
Nicholas, bishop of Myra in Lycia, under Constantine
Saint ID
S00520
Number in BH
BHG 1347-64
Reported Death Not Before
343
Reported Death Not After
343
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Bishops , Miracle-workers in lifetime, Aristocrats
| ID | Title | E00828 | Greek inscription mentioning a cross of saint *Nicholas (probably the bishop of Myra under Constantine, S00520). Found in Mylasa (Caria, western Asia Minor), apparently late antique (5th-8th c.). | E00847 | Greek painted inscriptions from churches on Gemiler Island near Ölüdeniz (Lycia, south-west Asia Minor) labelling pictures of several saints: probably *Nicholas (abbot of Holy Sion, ob. 564, S00559) or *Nicholas (bishop of Myra under Constantine, S00520), possibly *Sabas the Goth (martyr of the Danube region in 372, buried at Caesarea of Cappadocia, S00489), and one more figure whose name is lost. Probably 6th c. or later. | E00943 | Greek graffito commemorating the consecration of a rock-cut church dedicated to *Nicholas (probably the bishop of Myra under Constantine, S00520), just possibly with a reference to the intercession of *Mary, Mother of Christ (S00033). Found at Strobilos (Caria, western Asia Minor). Probably 7th c. | E01368 | Greek inscription with an invocation of *Nicholas (probably the bishop of Myra under Constantine, S00520), asked to help a village and possibly all regions. Found near the village of Agioi Deka, close to ancient Gortyna (southern Crete). Probably 6th c. or later. | E01939 | Inscribed element of a reliquary cross with labelled depictions of probably *Stephen (the First Martyr, S00030), and possibly *Nicholas (bishop of Myra under Constantine, S00520), and *Helena (empress and mother of Constantine, ob. 328, S00185). Reportedly seen in Ḥimṣ/Emesa (northwest Phoenicia). Probably 6th-7th c. | E03452 | The early seventh-century Georgian version of the Lectionary of Jerusalem commemorates on 5 December *Sabas the Sanctified (founder of Mar Saba Monastery, ob. 532, S00910), and *Nicholas (bishop of Myra under Constantine, S00520). | E03860 | The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 9 September *Phokas (probably the martyr of Antioch, S00413), *Babylas (bishop and martyr of Antioch, S00061), *Kyriakos (monk at the Monastery of Souka/Chariton, ob. 556, S01625), *Sergios (soldier and martyr of Rousafa, S00023), *Bakchos (soldier and martyr of Barbalissos, S00079), and *Joachim and Anne (parents of Mary, mother of Christ, S01327),and *Nicholas (possibly the bishop of Myra under Constantine, S00520). | E03950 | The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 6 December *Nicholas (bishop of Myra under Constantine, S00520), and *Sabas the Sanctified (founder of the Mar Saba Monastery in Palestine, ob. 532, S00910) and *Abramios (monk and bishop of Krateia of Bythinia, ob. 553, S01673). | E03952 | The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 8 December probably *Ambrose (bishop of Milan, ob. 397, S00049), *Nicholas (bishop of Myra under Constantine, S00520) and *Patapios (hermit and monk of Thebes and Constantinople, 4th c., S01809). | E04192 | Eustratius of Constantinople in his tract On the State of Souls after Death, argues that miracles and visions are performed by the souls of the saints personally, responding to those who deny the posthumous activity of the soul and ascribe miracles to divine powers assuming the forms of the saints. He quotes from several hagiographic works. Written in Greek at Constantinople, 583/602. | E04953 | The Greek Life of *Nikolaos of Sion (abbot and bishop in Lycia, ob. 564, S00559) recounts the foundation of the monastery of Holy Sion in the village of Pharroa in Lycia (south-west Asia Minor) and the miracles of Nikolaos, its first abbot. A number of shrines of different saints are mentioned in the narrative. Written in the late 6th c., probably at the monastery of Holy Sion. Overview entry | E04955 | The Greek Life of *Nikolaos of Sion (abbot and bishop in Lycia, ob. 564, S00559) mentions a festival described as the Rosalia of *Nikolaos (probably the bishop of Myra, S00520) at Myra (Lycia, south-west Asia Minor), celebrated in 564. It is probably accompanied by a general assembly (synodos) of the clergy of the province. Written in the late 6th c., probably at the monastery of Holy Sion in Lycia. | E04957 | The Greek Life of *Nikolaos of Sion (abbot and bishop in Lycia, ob. 564, S00559) mentions fifteen shrines of various saints at villages in the territory of Myra in Lycia (south-west Asia Minor), and the celebration of public feasts with sacrifices of oxen at them, organised by Nikolaos, abbot of the monastery of Holy Sion. Written in the late 6th c., probably at the monastery of Holy Sion in Lycia. | E05107 | The Greek Miracle of *Nikolaos (bishop of Myra under Constantine, S00520) recounts two episodes from the life of its hero, focusing on the rescuing of people unjustly condemned to death; it includes a prayer invoking God through the intercession of the saint. Written, probably at Myra (south-west Asia Minor) during the late 5th or early 6th centuries. | E07975 | The Paschal Chronicle, in its account of the siege of Constantinople in 626, mentions various places around Constantinople dedicated to or named after saints: the church of the *Maccabean martyrs (pre-Christian Jewish martyrs of Antioch, S00303), the gate of *Romanos (deacon of Caesarea, martyred at Antioch, S001220), the bridge of *Kallinikos (martyr of Gangra, S00923), the church of *Nicholas (bishop of Myra, S00520), and the district around the shrine of *Konon (potentially any of three martyrs of this name: S00177, S00429, or S00430). Written in Greek at Constantinople, c. 630 | E07978 | The Paschal Chronicle records that during the siege of Constantinople in 626 the Avars burnt down the churches of *Kosmas and Damianos (brothers, physician martyrs of Syria, S00385) and *Nicholas (bishop of Myra, S00520) in the suburb of Blachernae, but were miraculously prevented from burning the church of *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033). Written in Greek at Constantinople, c. 630. |
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