The Virgin Nativity Cathedral
Section of Eastern Crosswise Nave. East View

Ordination of Saint Nicholas as Bishop

Dionisy's frescoes. Ordination of Saint Nicholas as Bishop

After a pilgrimage to the holy sites in Jerusalem Nicholas wanted to withdraw to the wilderness but was told to go home to Lycia where he sought silent solitude. However, after the death of archbishop John he was appointed archbishop of Myra in Lycia as one of the bishops who took part in the election had a revelation instructing to appoint St. Nicholas.