Tag: St. Nicanor

02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 10, is St. Nicanor the Deacon’s Day, With Footnotes – 10

Jan 10, 2019

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Zaidan Art Blog

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Saint NicanorThe apostle and the deacon Saint Nicanor: Early martyr and one of the seven deacons of Jerusalem. He was a resident of Jerusalem, and was chosen by the Apostles to minister to the Hellenistic widows and others. In the Acts of the Apostles, Nicanor, whose name means victorious, has been traditionally accounted a Jew from Cyprus…