Handmade St. Nicholas Statue

Product Description

Patron of Children, Christmas, and Weddings

Nicholas was a fourth-century bishop in Myra, a city in what is now Turkey. In this image, Nicholas holds three bags of gold in one hand and a cup in the other. Both symbols refer to stories in which a gift from Nicholas changes young people’s lives from hardship to joy. In one story, Nicholas throws three bags of gold through a window into a house where a poor man lives with his three daughters, all of whom are too poor to have a dowry and therefore be ready for marriage. The gift from Nicholas allows the three girls to be wed and live happily with their husbands. It is for this reason that Nicholas is the patron of newlyweds and weddings. The cup evokes a story in which the saint helps a child. Because of other stories about him, Nicholas is also a patron of fishermen and sailors.
This figure is hand molded by American artist Hank Schlau. A one of a kind item can hang or stand and is sustainable for outdoors. Measures 8.5 x 6 x 1.5 inches and comes boxed and carded with the history of the saint.