The Title of St. Nicholas θαυματουργός in the Byzantine Christian Tradition
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The article contains the history of the epithet «Wonderworker» in relation to the person of St. Nicholas of Myra. The study of all occurrences of this word in Greek Christian literature leads to the conclusion that the epithet was very commonly used in the II millennium. The history of the epithet in the first millennium is characteristic of certain persons: first, beginning from the IV century Christian authors called Christ the Savior and, by analogy, certain saints by the name «wonderworker». The ancient term «miracle-making» (θαυματοποιία) gave way to a stronger «wonder-working» (θαυματουργία) in the Christian tradition. As a result, it is concluded that the features imitative of Christ in the literary image of St. Nicholas, disclosed in the late Byzantine literature are not accidental.
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