Lives and legends of the great hermits and fathers of the church, with other contemporary saints (1902)
D'Anvers, N., d. 1933 · London : G. Bell & sons · leaf 272
o the incident related above, of the restoration of his insignia ;the anchor occasionally beside him is in allusion to his protec-tion of sailors; the Byzantine church he now and then holdsin his hand refers to his position as a Greek Bishop, and theuplifted sword to his defence of the orthodox… … \National Gallery, London THE ANSIDEI MADONNA, WITH SAINTS NICHOLAS ANDJOHN THE BAPTIST By Raphael To face p. 186 ST. NICOLAS OF MYRA 187 such as was in olden times typical of the high social positionof those to whom it was given. In one hand he holds achurch surmounted by a cross, and in the other…
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