{"id":7961,"date":"2023-03-13T12:15:25","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T12:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/?page_id=7961"},"modified":"2023-05-05T19:23:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T19:23:54","slug":"st-nicholas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/index.php\/st-nicholas\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Nicholas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7961\" class=\"elementor elementor-7961\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e24fe12 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e24fe12\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28e6e9f0\" data-id=\"28e6e9f0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-352d298e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"352d298e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\">Cooking Through the Christian Year<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-519140be elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"519140be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/index.php\/early-winter\/\">Early Winter<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d75e1ef elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d75e1ef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37a705f5\" data-id=\"37a705f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22189d94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"22189d94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-color has-small-font-size\"><strong>ABOUT THE ART<\/strong><\/p><p>Stained glass window of Saint Nicholas. 1340\u201350. Made in Carinthia, Austria. Pot-metal glass, colorless glass, and vitreous paint. 35 x 13 in. (88.9 x 33 cm) with modern border: 35 7\/8 \u00d7 19 \u00d7 5\/8 in. (91.1 \u00d7 48.3 \u00d7 1.6 cm). The Cloisters Collection, 1965. New York City, New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bbb8c49\" data-id=\"3bbb8c49\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24afaa3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24afaa3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #4999d4;\"><strong>St. Nicholas &#8211; <\/strong>December 6th<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8f4955 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8f4955\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Saint Nicholas is one of the most revered saints in the Church, both in ancient and modern times. Today, St. Nicholas has been completely overshadowed by the Santa Claus story, but it is important to remember that there was a real man behind the legend.<\/p><p>St. Nicholas was a Greek man from Myra (now in Turkey). He is the patron saint of people without power and in need, including children, sailors, thieves, pawnbrokers, brewers, and prostitutes. The story goes that he rescued three girls from prostitution by paying their dowries by dropping coins in their windows while they were sleeping. It was not a far jump from helping widows to descending chimneys, and from gold coins to toys.<\/p><p>St. Nicholas was a generous man and a bishop in the Church who used its communal resources to help those in need. Some records say that he was present at the Council of Nicaea and was a defender of orthodoxy. Some say he had a little dust-up with the famous heretic Arius and was briefly imprisoned but let go because his heart was in the right place. He was known for working miracles and bringing joy wherever he went.<\/p><p>For his feast day, we are making St. Nicholas cookies. St. Nicholas cookies are thin, spiced cookies that originated in the Netherlands but are enjoyed throughout Belgium and Germany during the Christmas season. They are known as Speculaas in the Netherlands, Speculoos in Belgium, and Spekulatius in Germany.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6137c93e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6137c93e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-180dce0d\" data-id=\"180dce0d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-297bdbbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpzoom-elementor-addons-image-box\" data-id=\"297bdbbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpzoom-elementor-addons-image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpzoom-elementor-addons-image-box\">\n\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpzoom-elementor-addons-image-box-link not-linked has-image\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PlaceholderPicture-scaled.jpg');\"><span><strong>Recipe Coming Soon<\/strong><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/\/.wpzoom-elementor-addons-image-box -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cooking Through the Christian Year Early Winter ABOUT THE ART Stained glass window of Saint Nicholas. 1340\u201350. Made in Carinthia, Austria. Pot-metal glass, colorless glass, and vitreous paint. 35 x 13 in. 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