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Object number94.151.4
Date1914-1925
Mediumpolychrome dyes; plastic
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Margaret Talpash
DescriptionPlastic molded polychrome relief portraying bust of gold-crowned, Eastern-style Saint Nicholas with halo. The figure is bearded and clothed in religious vestments of the Eastern Rite. In his left hand he holds the Gospel Book and his right hand is raised in blessing. Banner across the bottom.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 9.25 × 6.75 × 0.5 in. (23.5 × 17.1 × 1.3 cm)InscriptionsA banner across the bottom reads in Slavonic in Cyrillic characters "Saint Father [or Priest] Nicholas".
Label TextGeorge Petranic, a Carnegie Illinois Steel Co. worker, and his family worshipped at St. John the Baptist Greek Catholic Church in Homestead. The church became the center of their community and life. This simple St. Nicholas relief, framed and hung on a blue cloth, had a place of honor on the bedroom wall in George’s home. Many Carpatho-Rusyns prayed to St. Nicholas, their patron saint, for strength and support in challenging times.
Related institution
Saint John the Baptist Greek Catholic Church
Related person
Saint Nicholas
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1905-1915
Rosa Zanazio
1938
1984
c. 1910
