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... > Religion and Magic > Christian religion > saints > male saints (with NAME) > the bishop Nicholas of Myra (or Bari); possible attributes: anchor, boat, three golden balls (on a book), three purses, three children in a tub, three maidens > post-mortem occurrences ~ St. Nicholas > post-mortem appearances of St. Nicholas > St. Nicholas appears to pilgrims who had received a flask of oil from the devil (or Diana) disguised as a pious woman; they pour the oil into the sea whereupon it bursts into flames

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11H(NICHOLAS)833St. Nicholas appears to pilgrims who had received a flask of oil from the devil (or Diana) disguised as a pious woman; they pour the oil into the sea whereupon it bursts into flames  

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Subject

  • anchor
  • appearance
  • ball
  • Bari
  • bishop
  • boat
  • book
  • child
  • Christian religion
  • devil
  • Diana
  • disguise
  • flame
  • flask
  • girl
  • money-bag
  • Myra
  • Nicholas of Myra (St.)
  • oil
  • pilgrim
  • post-mortem
  • pouring
  • religion
  • saint
  • sea
  • ship
  • supernatural
  • three
  • tub
  • woman

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  • 11H(NICHOLAS)833

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http://iconclass.org/11H%28NICHOLAS%29833

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