St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Pendant

A beautifully detailed Orthodox pendant depicting St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, one of the most beloved and widely venerated saints of the Orthodox Church. St. Nicholas is shown in his episcopal vestments, recalling his steadfast defense of the Orthodox Faith and his life of extraordinary compassion, generosity, and miraculous intercession.

The reverse bears the traditional prayer, “Pray to God for us.”

Handcrafted in Russia in 925 sterling silver with gold plating and finely blackened details.

Size: 18 mm × 10 mm
Material: Gold-plated 925 Sterling Silver

Saint Nicholas is the most venerated saint in the world. There probably isn’t a single Orthodox church without an icon of this great saint, and in the West, Santa Claus (translated as Saint Nicholas) has even become a symbol of Christmas. It’s impossible to describe all the miracles performed by Saint Nicholas: he raised the dead, healed the hopelessly ill, saved the doomed from death, and performed numerous other deeds that earned him fame as a miracle worker even during his lifetime. Saint Nicholas accomplished a great deal for the church during the First Ecumenical Council, which rejected the heresy of Arius, who denied the divinity of Christ. Unable to tolerate this blasphemy, the saint struck Arius on the cheek. For this, Saint Nicholas was defrocked and imprisoned in a prison tower. Soon, however, many of the council’s participants experienced a vision in which the Lord gave the saint the Gospel, and the Most Holy Theotokos placed an omophorion (the distinctive symbol of a bishop) on him. The saint was released and restored to his rank, and the teachings of Arius were anathematized. In memory of this event, St. Nicholas is always depicted on icons with the Gospel and wearing an omophorion. The saint died in 342 in the city of Myra, where he served as bishop. In 1087, to prevent their desecration by Turkish invaders, the incorrupt relics of the saint were transferred to the city of Bari, Italy, where they remain to this day. The saint’s memory is celebrated on May 22 (the transfer of the relics), August 11, and December 19.