@ShaneClaiborne Feels germane to note how significantly modern representations of the man differ from the earliest ones - Hartmann's 'westering of spirit' as an aesthetic and, of course, the light such transpositions shine upon the still-evolving path of the Nordic Christ.
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Forensic anthropologists who have examined St. Nicholas' remains, confirm early portraits. Dark-skinned. Merry Xmas. 11:49 AM · Dec 24, 2014 from Oakland, CA Ancient icon of St. Nicholas portrayed as a Black man.
"...Though referred to infrequently Stateside, the connection @moltmannjuergen made between hope and the sunburst of the messianic underpins a radical change of direction for the Nordic Christ..." @UniteThePoor "facebook.com/nick.routledge.39/posts/3387053191378647
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