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[Bishop][1] of Myra[2] in Lycia, an ardent Christian and zealous priest, who spoke very freely with God. This man did not [merely] write to the emperor Constantine[3] but appeared to him in dreams, and saved three soldiers condemned to death as a result of some slanderer, when he had received their request for help in prayers. He also snatched some other soldiers from death in a similar manner; and he does not cease up to the present day to rescue those who invoke his intercession from every kind of necessity.

*niko/laos, *mu/rwn th=s *luki/as, o( dia/puros tw=n *xristianw=n kai\ zhlwth\s i(ereu/s, o( pollh\n e)/xwn pro\s to\n qeo\n parrhsi/an. ou(=tos ou)k e)/graye me/n, e)n o)nei/rois d' e)pista\s tw=| basilei= *kwnstanti/nw|, kai\ trei=s strathla/tas e)/k tinos diabo/lou katakriqe/ntas th\n e)pi\ qana/tw| e)rru/sato, para/klhsin di' eu)xh=s par' au)tw=n deca/menos, kai\ a)/llous de/ tinas stratiw/tas o(moi/ws e)k qana/tou e)ch/rpase: kai\ ou) pau/etai me/xri th=s sh/meron tou\s th\n presbei/an au)tou= e)pikaloume/nous a)po\ pa/shs a)na/gkhs lutrou/menos.

The famous Saint Nicholas (died 6 December, 345 or 352), to whom many legendary deeds have been attributed. See Catholic Encyclopedia entry at web address 1. The source of the present entry's material cannot be determined.
[1] The word 'bishop' does not appear in any of the mss but is clearly required by the many analogous entries.
[2] Myra: mu 1431.
[3] On whom see generally kappa 2284, kappa 2285.

William Hutton (Modified translation, added keywords, set status) on 27 November 2002@17:23:23.
Catharine Roth (added cross-reference) on 20 August 2003@01:11:54.
David Whitehead (modified translation at one point; augmented notes) on 21 August 2003@05:28:54.
David Whitehead (another keyword) on 3 October 2005@10:02:07.
David Whitehead (another note; more keywords; tweaking) on 9 June 2013@08:33:31.

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