This is a door in St Nicholas' Cathedral in Ljubljana Slovenia, installed in honor of a visit by Pope John II in 1996. It depicts the most recent bishops of Ljubljana.
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#Geograph Picture of the Day from #Iford 2012
#church #StNicholas #EastSussex #tower #POTD #village
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Free to use – please credit Basher Eyre
Look, I love #SantaClaus as much as most people. Clement Clarke Moore's "jolly old elf." The red suit with fur trim, magical reindeer and a sleigh. Ho ho ho!
That he is based on a real, historical Saint who did benevolent work for the poor? Even better.
But that he might have been a badass who spent time in prison and slapped a heretic in front of witnesses? My #Christmas is complete!
St. Nicholas and Arius at the Council of Nicea | Charlotte Riggle
https://charlotteriggle.com/st-nicholas-and-arius-at-the-council-of-nicea/
From St. Nicholas to Santa Claus https://www.medievalists.net/2023/12/from-st-nicholas-to-santa-claus/ #Christmas #SantaClaus #StNicholas #History
The Heist of St. Nick.
A Christmas story that doesn’t make it into the carols.
In 1087 two Italian cities, Venice and Bari, raced to be the first to steal the bones of St. Nicholas—known to us as Santa Claus—from a basilica in what is now southern Turkey. Why? Because the corpse supposedly wept a magical liquor that would cure all ills if you drank it or rubbed it on your body.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/12/christmas-2024-santa-claus-history-carols.html #SantaClaus #StNicholas #Christmas
For a change from our current leaders, shall we try a #BoyBishop?
Celebrating #OTD 6Dec the feast of #StNicholas & traditions explored in last year's thread: 
https://h-net.social/@ClaireFromClare/111531472836477908
Stowe Breviary, painted in Norwich c.1322-25.
Children are cleaning their shoes in anticipation of Saint Nicholas coming this evening.
Me: I said shoes, why are you cleaning your wellies?
Child B: They're bigger than my shoes, so there'll be room for more sweets!
Cunning like a fox.
A scene from Clement Clarke Moore's 'A Visit From Saint Nicholas' as illustrated by F. O. C. Darley in 1862. #FairyTaleTuesday
This week, #FairyTaleTuesday is celebrating Christmas in July, so here's an illustration by Jessie Willcox Smith for a 1912 edition of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas' depicting the smaller, more elf-life version of St. Nicholas that Clement Clarke Moore described in his classic poem.
St Mary’s #Rostherne
Film location for Inside No. 9 “The Bones of St Nicholas”
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St Mary’s #Rostherne
Film location for Inside No. 9 “The Bones of St Nicholas”
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St Mary’s church porch
#Rostherne
Film location for Inside No. 9 “The Bones of St Nicholas”
#insideno9 #bones #stnicholas #reeceshearsmith #stevepemberton #porch #church #naturephotography #spring #graveyard #churchphotography #grave #carpentry #quatrefoil #nature #wood #stmarys #churchphoto #timber #carved #woodphotography
#nikon #z6 #400mm
St Mary’s #Rostherne
Film location for Inside No. 9 “The Bones of St Nicholas”
#insideno9 #bones #stnicholas #reeceshearsmith #stevepemberton #porch #church #naturephotography #spring #graveyard #churchphotography #grave #carpentry #quatrefoil #blackandwhite #nature #wood #stmarys #churchphoto #timber #carved #Monochrome
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#Light
St Mary’s #Rostherne
Film location for Inside No. 9 “The Bones of St Nicholas”
#insideno9 #bones #stnicholas #reeceshearsmith #stevepemberton #daffodil #church #naturephotography #spring #graveyard #churchphotography #grave #graveyardphotography #flowerphotography #blackandwhite #nature #daffodils #stmarys #churchphoto #flower #Plant
#nikon #z6
St Mary’s #Rostherne
Film location for Inside No. 9 “The Bones of St Nicholas”
#insideno9 #bones #stnicholas #reeceshearsmith #stevepemberton #daffodil #church #naturephotography #spring #graveyard #churchphotography #grave #graveyardphotography #flowerphotography #blackandwhite #nature #daffodils #stmarys #churchphoto #flower #Plant
#nikon #z6
Ingenious
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St Mary’s #Rostherne
Film location for Inside No. 9 “The Bones of St Nicholas”
#insideno9 #bones #stnicholas #reeceshearsmith #stevepemberton #porch #church #naturephotography #spring #graveyard #churchphotography #grave #carpentry #nature #wood #stmarys #churchphoto #timber #carved
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