12/06/2024
06/12/2018 - SAINT NICHOLAS.
, Nicholas, ambassador of the Great,
Even if its ambassadors live.
From Nikoleo, a life-long ceremony.
Saint Nicholas was born in the 3rd century AD. Χ. in Patara, Lycea, from pious and rich parents and acted during the era of the emperors Diocliteian (284 - 304 m. Χ. ) Maximianou (286 - 305 m. Χ. ) and Constantine the Great.
At a young age, he remained an orphan and inherited a large fortune. But Nicholas, inspired by philanthropic sentiments, holds his fortune to alleviate the needy, orphans, the poor, widows, grieving family members.
In fact, one would corrupt his three daughters in order to secure money.
When Nikolaos learned this, he secretly secured the dowry of the three girls in three nights, leaving 100 gold flurries in each. Thus, the three daughters were restored and spared from certain corruption.
He subsequently devoted himself to academic life, but because of his distinctive virtue he was honored, without pursuing it, initially with the office of Priest in Pataras and then with the office of Archbishop of Myra. From this position he led his flock with love and confessed the truth with bias. For this reason he was arrested by the local rulers and sent to jail.
But when Constantine the Great ascended to the imperial throne, all Christians were freed and so Nicholas returned to the archbishop's throne. In fact, he took part in the First Ecumenical Council, where he distinguished himself for his wisdom and moral perfection.
St. Nicholas was also gifted with the gift of the miracle with which he saved many people while he was alive and after his sleep at 330 m. Χ. For example, when once someone risked at sea - due to strong winds - and the name of the saint was recited, he was saved and even while in the middle of the sea was found safe at his home. The miracle was immediately known in the City and the people immediately came to a litany and vigil in order to honor the miraculous Saint.
About the Holy Relics of the Saint
The tomb of St. Nicholas in the Basilica of Bari, was forcefully opened in 1953. .. , during restoration work, on the night of May 5th to 6th. For this purpose a committee was formed by the Pope, with the then-Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bari Henry Nicodemus as President, to whom it was assigned the normal recognition of the tomb remains. At the same time, the cognitive testing and counting of bones was assigned to the Professor of Anatomy at the University of Bari Luigi Martino and his assistant Doctor Alfredo Rougieri.
The Remains in Larnaca floated in a clear, colorless and odorless fluid, which was about three centimeters deep.
Examination of this fluid by the Institute of Chemistry and Health at the University of Bari proved that it was pure water, salt-free and microorganism sterile!
The research proved that this fluid came from the marrow cells of the bone sponges!
The third historic recession took place on the night of 7th to 8th May 1957 Χ. , for the purpose of new identification, counting, anatomical and anthropological study, before the final deposit in Larnaca, after the end of the restorative work. This time Dr. Luigi Venezia also participated in the medical team. The results of the anthropological examination of the Holy Leipsana were impressive. It was found that they belonged to one person and in fact to a man who was about 1.67 tall, was fed mainly on herbal products and died at the age of over 70 years. This person was a white Indo-European race.
The condition of some bones also showed that the person to whom they belonged must have suffered a lot under particularly adverse living conditions, which left marks on him for the rest of his life. Angylotic spondyloarthritis and widespread endocrranial hypertension must be inherited from some wet prison, where he spent several years of his life and even at an advanced age.
Ichnographic facial regeneration, with the method of superskeletal regeneration of the soft parts of the head, also produced spectacular results. The relevant traces published by Professor Martinos are in agreement with the earliest depictions of the saint, that of Saint Mary the First (in Rome, 8th or 9th century AD. Χ. ) and that of the Chapel of St. Isidore, in the Church of St. Mark (in Venice, mosaic of the 12th century AD. Χ. ).
That is, with the examination of the Relics of St. Nicholas, their authenticity was certified, it was scientifically proven to be his smell and also that the passage of time did not diminish the memory of the basic characteristics of his form, as saved by the Orthodox iconographic tradition (person of exercise, gentle, harmonious proportions, high and wide forehead, big eyes - slightly dark - intense chewing, bald). (See. Ant. Markos, "The Remains of Saint John" Nicholas Bishop of Myron of Lycea and their historical adventures; "Orthodox Martyrdom" Magazine Nicosia, f. 44/1994, cell. 98 - 106; English version from the Center for Traditional Orthodox Studies Etna, California, 1994).
Politician .
Ἦ Ἦ.
Rule of faith and icon of gentleness, Perseverance Teacher, show to your flock, the things of truth; that I may obtain the humble of the high, the poor of the rich. Father Hierarch Nikolae, ambassador of Christ God, save souls Amen.
