Annus Dierum Sanctorum Nesciat sinistra tua, quid faciat dextera tua . Let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth. Matthew 6.3Talis decebat, ut nobis esset Pontifex sanctus . It was fitting that we should have such a high priest. Hebrews 7.26Annus Dierum Sanctorum Nesciat sinistra tua, quid faciat dextera tua . Let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth. Matthew 6.3Talis decebat, ut nobis esset Pontifex sanctus . It was fitting that we should have such a high priest. Hebrews 7.26
Modern Hagaiography
Bibliotheca Sanctorum
Martyrologium Romanum
Roman Martyrology
Sanctorale Catholicum
Lives of the Saints by Alban Butler.
Lives of the Saints by Francis Weninger.
Lives of the Saints by Sabine Baring-Gould.
The Liturgical Year by Dom Guéranger.
Character Calendar
Pictorial Lives of the Saints
La vie des saints
La vie des saints
Our Birthday Bouquet Culled from the Shrines of the Saints and the Gardens of the Poets by Eleanor C. Donnelly.
Pictorial Half Hours with the Saints by Auguste François Lecanu.
Miniature Lives Of The Saints For Every Day In The Year by Henry Sebastian Bowden.
Short Instructive Sketches from the Lives of the Saints
Stories of the Saints for Children: The Black Letter Saints by Mrs. Molesworth.
Saints of Italy by Ella Noyes. (Note that the story of Saint Nicholas continues through three chapters).
In God’s Garden: Stories of the Saints for Little Children by Amy Steedman.
Martyrs and Saints of the First Twelve Centuries: Studies from the Lives of the Black Letter Saints of the English Calendar by Elizabeth Rundle Charles.
Stories of the Saints by Caroline Chenoweth.
Tradition in Action
Medieval Hagiography
BHL , Supplement
The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity Database
Oration by Saint Andrew of Crete
An account of the translation (removal) of his relics from Turkey to Bari, Italy in 1087, preserved in a 13th C. manuscript.
Five Miracle Stories
The Golden Legend (and illustrations )
Breviarium Romanorum – Latin & English
Art & Architecture
Index of Medieval Art
Catalogo generale dei beni culturali
BeWeB
Portail Biblissima
POP : la plateforme ouverte du patrimoine
Warburg Institute Iconographic Database
Guide to Christian Iconography: Images, Symbols, and Texts
Medieval Religion Listserv – 2016 Dillon , 2016 Plumb .
Vatican Colonnade
Church of Saint Nicholas Orphanos , also
Three panels painted by Gentile da Fabriano.
Panels by Ambrogio Lorenzetti in the Uffizi
Two panels from a pictorial cycle of his life by Fra Angelico. (click the arrow to see the second panel).
A polyptych by Giovanni da Paola in Siena.
Post-Biblical Saints Art Index
Saints and their Attributes
Saints and their Emblems
Sacred and Legendary Art volume II by Mrs. Jameson.
A Handbook of Christian Symbols and Stories of the Saints as Illustrated in Art by Clara Erskine Clement.
A Garner of Saints: Being a Collection of the Legends and Emblems Usually Represented in Art by Allen Hinds.
Lives and Legends of the Great Hermits and Fathers of the Church, with Other Contemporary Saints by Mrs. Arthur Bell.
The Saints in Art with Their Attributes and Symbols, Alphabetically Arranged by Margaret E. Tabor.
Saints and their Symbols: A Companion in the Churches and Picture Galleries of Europe by E. A. Greene.
The Saints in Art by Joseph Maria von Radowitz.
Emblems of Saints by Which They Are Distinguished in Works of Art by F. C. Husenbeth.
Sacred Symbols in Art by Elizabeth Edwards Goldsmith.
The lives of saints, with other feasts of the year, according to the Roman calendar by Peter Ribadeneira.
Architecture
A gallery of photographs of the church dedicated to Saint Nicholas in Myra, from which his remains were taken in the 11th century.
A “tour ” of his new church in Bari. A photo gallery and a video gallery from the website of the church.
A 15th-century painting of pilgrims to his tomb in the Cathedral dedicated to him in Bari by Gentile da Fabriano, for a church in Florence and now in the National Gallery in Washington, D.C.
Music
Medieval Music Database
Cantus: A Database for Latin Ecclesiastical Chant
Traditions
The Saint Nicholas Center has an abundance of recipes and other cultural resources, including excerpts from Kersti and Saint Nicholas by Hilda von Stockum.
For German-language Learners
If your child is newly learning German, Teddylingua.de has a video about Saint Nikolaus .
And there are plenty of songs: Nikolaus, Lieber Nikolaus ; Lasst uns froh und munter sein ; Sankt Nikolaus ; Nikolaus, Komm zu uns nach Haus ; Sankt Nikolaus kommt, hurra (the last two without subtitles).
And there are relatively simply videos about Saint Nicholas in German for more advanced students: here and here .
For French-language Learners
There are also many songs in French about Saint Nicholas. Ô grand Saint-Nicolas patron des écoliers ; La legende de Saint-Nicholas ; Grand Saint-Nicolas, viendras-tu chez moi? ; Grand Saint-Nicholas ; Mon gentil Saint-Nicholas ; and an entire playlists, with some overlap, here and here .
Customs & Devotions
Late Medieval French Prayers
Prayer to Saint Nicholas in the Raccolta
Feast Day Cookbook
Christkind, or Samichlaus?