Saint Nicholaus

St. Nicholas is considered the patron saint of sailors, children, and merchants. Here he is depicted together with Jesus and Mary, each in their own corners, presenting him with the Bible and the bishop’s sash.

According to the legend, Nicholas was supposed to have been reluctant to become a bishop. Then Jesus and Mary appeared to him in a dream and gave him the gifts of the Bible and the sash. Nicholas interpreted it as a sign of God’s will, and he became a bishop in the city of Myra (in what is now Turkey), where he worked during the fourth century.