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  1. www.britannica.com › biography › Saint-NicholasSaint Nicholas | Biography, Facts, Patron Saint, Legends ...

    In many countries, children receive gifts on December 6, St. Nicholas Day. He is one of the patron saints of children and of sailors. Nicholas’s existence is not attested by any historical document, so nothing certain is known of his life except that he was probably bishop of Myra in the 4th century. According to tradition, he was born in the ...

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Saint_NicholasSaint Nicholas - Wikipedia

    Saint Nicholas of Myra [a] (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), [3] [4] [b] also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greek descent from the maritime city of Patara in Anatolia (in modern-day Antalya Province, Turkey) during the time of the Roman Empire. [7] [8] Because of the many miracles attributed to his ...

  3. www.biography.com › religious-figures › saint-nicholasSaint Nicholas: Biography, Patron Saint, Feast Day & Santa

    Dec 6, 2023 · Several sources state Saint Nicholas is believed to have died on December 6, 343. Over the years, stories of his miracles and work for the poor spread to other parts of the world. He became...

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  5. www.history.com › news › who-was-st-nicholasWho Was St. Nicholas? | HISTORY

    Dec 22, 2014 · We know very few historical details about St. Nicholas’s life. Even the year of his death is uncertain, although both the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches have celebrated December 6—the...

  6. www.stnicholascenter.org › who-is-st-nicholasGrace Received: Death of Nicholas ::: St. Nicholas Center

    He gave up his spirit and died in the year of our Lord three-hundred and forty-three. His earthly body, borne by a great procession of bishops, priests, monks, and deacons, was laid to rest in a marble tomb in the crypt of his own cathedral church in Myra.

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  8. www.christianity.com › wiki › holidaysWho was the Real St. Nicholas and Why is He Part of Christmas?

    Dec 6, 2023 · There was a St. Nicholas. Unfortunately, we have little certain knowledge of him. According to legend, in the fourth century, in the town of Patara, in the Asian province of Lycia, a childless couple prayed for a son. Their prayers were heard and they named him Nicholas. Even as a baby, he showed marks of holiness.

  9. www.biblicalarchaeology.org › who-was-st-nicholasWho Was St. Nicholas? - Biblical Archaeology Society

    Dec 12, 2023 · It is believed that his parents died of the plague when Nicholas was young and that he made pilgrimages to Palestine and Egypt while a youth. Nicholas was perhaps in his 20s when the story occurs that made him a legend. Near him lived a father and his three daughters who had fallen on hard times.

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