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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 > non-miraculous activities and events ~ St. Nicholas > the charity of Nicholas: (dressed as a citizen) he throws three golden balls (or purses) through the window of the house of a poor nobleman; he thus prevents the three nobleman's daughters, who are shown weeping or sleeping, from prostitution

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11H(NICHOLAS)41the charity of Nicholas: (dressed as a citizen) he throws three golden balls (or purses) through the window of the house of a poor nobleman; he thus prevents the three nobleman's daughters, who are shown weeping or sleeping, from prostitution  

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Subject

  • anchor
  • ball
  • Bari
  • bishop
  • boat
  • book
  • charity
  • child
  • Christian religion
  • citizen
  • girl
  • money-bag
  • Myra
  • Nicholas of Myra (St.)
  • nobleman
  • prostitution
  • religion
  • saint
  • sleeping
  • supernatural
  • three
  • throwing
  • tub
  • weeping
  • window
  • woman

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  • 11H(NICHOLAS)41

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http://iconclass.org/11H%28NICHOLAS%2941

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