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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 579646, member: 5833&quot;]Still fussing.&nbsp; St. Cyril seems almost always to be shown with a beard that is longer and/or wilder than either of these guys.&nbsp; Some versions of St. Nicholas are a better match:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.stnicholascenter.org/media/images/i/icon-jmr-winter.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>But was your guy so careless as to lose his halo?!</p><p><br /></p><p>Having difficulty finding certainty, but think headwear of the haloed figure is only worn by patriarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church.&nbsp; There was a large disruption in the succession starting with Peter the Great through the Soviet era, so not as many of these as there have been Bishops of Rome.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hate to ask for another photo, but can we get a full shot of the emblem on the klobuk of this one?&nbsp; Looks like keys of Peter crossed over a simple cross with sort of a swag below?&nbsp; Have not been able to find this rather simple &amp; obvious symbol anywhere.&nbsp; Should ID figure.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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