miracle of the three children in a barrel
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The miracle of the three children in a barrel is a famous legend of Saint Nicholas resurrecting three murdered children who had been butchered and stored in a barrel, exemplifying his role as a protector of children.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian legend
ⓘ
Saint Nicholas miracle ⓘ |
| associatedWithFeastDayOf | Saint Nicholas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSaint | Saint Nicholas of Myra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
miraculous intervention
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protection of children ⓘ resurrection ⓘ |
| depictsRoleOf | Saint Nicholas as protector of children ⓘ |
| emphasizesVirtueOf |
hospitality
ⓘ
repentance ⓘ |
| genre | hagiography ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Saint Nicholas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
three children ⓘ |
| iconographicAttributeOf | Saint Nicholas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconographicMotif | three naked children standing in a tub or barrel ⓘ |
| inspired |
folk songs about Saint Nicholas
ⓘ
medieval miracle plays ⓘ |
| involvesAct |
miraculous restoration of life
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resurrection of three murdered children ⓘ |
| involvesObject |
barrel
ⓘ
butchered bodies ⓘ |
| moralLesson |
condemnation of murder and greed
ⓘ
trust in saintly intercession ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | hagiographical exemplum ⓘ |
| narrativeSetting | inn or butcher’s shop ⓘ |
| perpetrator | butcher ⓘ |
| popularIn |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ medieval Europe ⓘ the Low Countries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | cult of Saint Nicholas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| representedIn |
Christian art
ⓘ
church murals ⓘ panel paintings ⓘ stained glass ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Saint Nicholas’s compassion
ⓘ
divine mercy ⓘ innocence of children ⓘ |
| timeOfOrigin | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| toldInContextOf | legends of Saint Nicholas ⓘ |
| usedIn |
catechetical instruction for children
ⓘ
sermons about charity ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| victimCount | 3 ⓘ |
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