St. Nicholas (Nicola) Miracle Worker - one of the most popular saints in Russia. Iconography Nicholas distributed in Russian icon painting from the twelfth century, a wooden sculpture - from the second half of the eighteenth century.
In the Kama were widely distributed and enjoyed a great venerated statues of St. Nicholas Mozhaiskogo. Nikola MOZHAYEV "- this is usually called the image in the Perm region. Sculpture "Nikola Mozhaya" different from just a sculpture of St.. Nicholas fact that the first is always in the right hand a sword, and the left - "hail" in a church, while, as in the sculpture of St.. Nicholas both or one hand holds the gospel, and the other hand blesses. Usually the sculpture depicted in episcopal robes, and in the most ancient sculptures to put on his head sewn separately UOC hat - miter. Clothes were painted in conformity of the era when it was carved sculpture
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