This iconographic type, created on Russian soil, was inspired by concrete historical events.
Despite the canonical ban to make sculptural images of saints, the carved wooden Nicolas took a place at the Nikolsky gate of Mozhaisk, guarding the city from enemies. The voluminous image of the saint became especially popular in the northern regions of Russia.
It is also widespread in icon painting. Nikola, who defended the city from the Tatars in 1302, remained in the people’s memory as a national hero. The distinctive attributes of the sword and the image of the city of Mozhaisk – give the figure the properties of the heraldic symbol.
The perceptible statuariness of the image reminds of its original source – a monumental wooden polychrome sculpture. On the icons, Nikola Mozhaisky is often depicted in a kioto-shaped frame.
St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, with a life in 16 hallmarks 
Saint Nicolas de Mozhaisk 
Saint Nicholas, with 16 hallmarks of life 
The miracle of St. George about the serpent, with Paraskeva on Friday and St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in the fields 
St Nicholas 
Our Lady of Tenderness 
San Nicolás Mozhaisky 
The Virgin Hodegetria, such as the Georgian