Confessor · 9th century
Venerable Nicholas the Confessor Abbot of Studion
Also known as Nicholas the Studite
A Cretan who entered the Studion monastery in Constantinople and suffered imprisonment and exile for venerating the holy icons; he later became abbot and reposed about 868.
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Notes
A confessor in the defense of the holy icons.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Feb 4