Essay On St Nicholas Gaul
Nicholas Gaul
801
Saint Report I have picked Saint Nicholas because it is my baptismal name. His feast day is December 6th and he is the patron Saint of Bakers and Pawnbrokers.
Saint Nicholas has been honored for many years and there are numerous churches and altars dedicated to him. Nicholas was chosen as bishop of his childhood church and he became known for many miracles. Nicholas was at the council of Nicaea and condemned Arianism. St. Nicholas died in Myra and was buried in his cathedral. Nicholas was also known as “Nikolaos of Myra” and was a fourth century saint who was bishop of Myra. He was born to Christian parents in Asia Minor in the Holy Roman Empire. Nicholas was greatly brought up by his parents and followed in their footsteps. Unfortunately both of his parents died to an epidemic when he was a young man. He was then raised by his uncle who …show more content…
This was during a time of prosecution of people who were Christian and Nicholas was arrested tortured ad then put into prison. He was then released when Constantine took power and he was freed back into Myra. Because of Saint Nicholas the town of Myra was untouched by the lies of Arianism.
Nicholas was very strongly against Arianism and paganism and took strong measures against them. He destroyed pagan temples and when the governor took a bribe to condemn 3 innocent men Nicholas stopped the executioner and made the governor admit what he had done.
There were three imperial solders that were falsely accused of a crime so they prayed to God remembering the bishop of Myra “Saint Nicholas” to be saved. Nicholas then appeared in a dream to the Emperor Constantine. Constantine then released the prisoners to Nicholas in Myra. There was a basilica build in his honor in Constantinople after his death. A Greek wrote that both the west and the east church honors what St. Nicholas has
801
Saint Report I have picked Saint Nicholas because it is my baptismal name. His feast day is December 6th and he is the patron Saint of Bakers and Pawnbrokers.
Saint Nicholas has been honored for many years and there are numerous churches and altars dedicated to him. Nicholas was chosen as bishop of his childhood church and he became known for many miracles. Nicholas was at the council of Nicaea and condemned Arianism. St. Nicholas died in Myra and was buried in his cathedral. Nicholas was also known as “Nikolaos of Myra” and was a fourth century saint who was bishop of Myra. He was born to Christian parents in Asia Minor in the Holy Roman Empire. Nicholas was greatly brought up by his parents and followed in their footsteps. Unfortunately both of his parents died to an epidemic when he was a young man. He was then raised by his uncle who …show more content…
This was during a time of prosecution of people who were Christian and Nicholas was arrested tortured ad then put into prison. He was then released when Constantine took power and he was freed back into Myra. Because of Saint Nicholas the town of Myra was untouched by the lies of Arianism.
Nicholas was very strongly against Arianism and paganism and took strong measures against them. He destroyed pagan temples and when the governor took a bribe to condemn 3 innocent men Nicholas stopped the executioner and made the governor admit what he had done.
There were three imperial solders that were falsely accused of a crime so they prayed to God remembering the bishop of Myra “Saint Nicholas” to be saved. Nicholas then appeared in a dream to the Emperor Constantine. Constantine then released the prisoners to Nicholas in Myra. There was a basilica build in his honor in Constantinople after his death. A Greek wrote that both the west and the east church honors what St. Nicholas has