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May 14, 2024 · Immediate Family: Son of Chevalier Guillaume IV de Saint-Omer, sieur de Fauquembergues, chevalier croisé mort en Palestine and Ide d'Avesnes. Husband of Margaret Maria de Saint Omer, princess of Hungary. Father of Guillaume de St. Omer and Béla de Saint-Omer, lord of Thebes.
May 22, 2024 · In the autumn of 2023, a venerable archimandrite of the Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra, preparing for death and sorting through his old manuscripts, discovered records of the miracles of St. Nicholas and blessed them for publication.
5 days ago · St. Nicholas' bread, a roll of dough with a cross in the center, has its origin in the bread he used to give to the sick to eat after he had prayed for the Virgin Mary's healing...
4 days ago · Saint Nicholas was a fourth-century bishop whose life and legacy inspired the character of Santa Claus we know and love today. You can find more information about his patronage of children here.
1 day ago · According to the legend, three boys played in a field during harvest time. However, they wandered into the city and got lost, unable to make it home. They then stopped at a butcher shop asking for food and a place to sleep. The butcher then murdered the three boys and kept the remains in a barrel.
May 24, 2024 · Nicholas was a charitable and holy man who often fasted, practiced self-mortification, and spent long hours in prayer. He fed the poor he encountered in a special way — he gave them blessed bread dipped in water.
May 22, 2024 · Why does this saint of God enjoy such respect among all peoples? Because he embodies an expression of Christian love. Undoubtedly, other saints have also attained this Christian virtue and became perfect in it, but no one has expressed it so clearly as St. Nicholas.
