Nicholas the Pilgrim was an 11th-century hermit and thaumaturge born in Steiri, Boeotia. Known for his intense spiritual devotion, he frequently repeated the phrase Kyrie Eleison, a practice that caused friction with others and led to his expulsion from the Hosios Loukas monastery. At the age of nineteen, he began a journey toward Rome. After traveling through Apulia, he died in Trani in 1094, where he is remembered as a holy figure.