A Monument To St. Nicholas Bashny.Net

Saint Nicholas — patron of children and travelers. Orthodox Christians celebrate this day on December 19, Catholic 6 Dec. The real Saint Nicholas lived during the second half of the III century and was famous for kindness to all people. He was born in Asia Minor, in Lycia, had a love and compassion for people, helping the disadvantaged, giving almost all his money to the poor. As stated in the life of St. Nicholas, he made a journey on foot to Jerusalem, where he prayed at Calvary.


In Uzhgorod Transcarpathian branch is the residence of St. Nicholas and the miniature monument, which is located on the railing of the bridge over the river Uzh. Also in Uzhgorod there is the annual tradition of writing letters to the Saint, and the campaign "Write a letter to Nicholas". Every year organizers gather to 12 thousand packages from children and adults from all over the CIS. People write about your most cherished dreams. And the locals send them a special package to Lapland — the European residence of St. Nicholas.


Himself a bronze monument to Saint Nikolay is currently the smallest monument in Ukraine. Its height всего16 see there are always a lot of tourists in order to make a photo for memory with a miniature St. Nicholas.




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