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Saint Nicholas
Nicholas is a saint in both Catholic and Orthodox churches. He is the patron saint of sailors, fishermen, lawyers, pharmacists, the wrongfully convicted and children, among others. In Finland, he was the protector of forest birds, the “Master of the North” and “God of the Forest”. Nowadays, he is perhaps best known as the origin of the American Santa Claus. Made in Finland around the year 1400, this sculpture is from Sääksmäki Church.
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Nicholas, dressed in bishop’s robes, is standing with his body bent slightly to the left and his right hand raised in a blessing position. There are remnants of two wooden pins in the palm of his hand. The left hand is bent forward at the elbow; it probably held the bishop’s staff.
