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Arms showing '''Saint Nicholas of Myra'''. Often in heraldry he is not shown as a person, but three (golden) balls are being used. | Arms showing '''Saint Nicholas of Myra'''. Often in heraldry he is not shown as a person, but three (golden) balls are being used. | ||
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The three gold balls are based on a legend where the saint helps a father of three daughters who has lost everything and fears he will have to prostitute the girls. Nicholas comes surreptitiously to the man's window three nights in a row, and each night he tosses in a bag of gold. | The three gold balls are based on a legend where the saint helps a father of three daughters who has lost everything and fears he will have to prostitute the girls. Nicholas comes surreptitiously to the man's window three nights in a row, and each night he tosses in a bag of gold. | ||
By clicking on the image, it will be enlarged. To go to the page(s) where the image is being used, follow the links under the heading '''File usage''' at the bottom of the image page. | By clicking on the image, it will be enlarged. To go to the page(s) where the image is being used, follow the links under the heading '''File usage''' at the bottom of the image page. | ||
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