jim henson

I'm excited to bring you a fascinating St. Nicholas Day edition of Art and Beauty Tuesday!

The Saint Nicholas Center reports that the real St. Nicholas may have looked very much like many of the icons of the saint.  When the remains of the saint were removed while the basilica in which they were kept was being renovated, the Vatican requested that a forensic anthropologist reconstruct what St. Nicholas may have looked like based on his remains.  The picture in the middle of the top row is the result.  The others are icons of St. Nicholas.

I think the fact that they do look strikingly close to the real thing is no accident.  Icons are passed down throughout the generations and change very little over the centuries.

Happy Saint Nicholas Day from Dymphna's Well!