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   Where was St Nicholas buried?

   • Keys, David (17 December 1993), "Santa's tomb is found off Turkey: Academics claim to have found where St Nicholas was buried. David Keys reports", The Independent, retrieved 19 December 2011 University of Oxford (5 December 2017), Could ancient bones suggest Santa was real?:

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   When was St Nicholas Church built?

   • Fewer than 200 years after Nicholas's death, the St. Nicholas Church was built in Myra under the orders of Theodosius II over the site of the church where he had served as bishop, and his remains were moved to a sarcophagus in that church.

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   How did Saint Nicholas become Santa Claus?

   • Dutch immigrants brought the legend of Saint Nicholas, known to them as Sint Nikolaas or by his nickname, Sinterklaas, to America in the 1700s. Saint Nicholas went through many transformations in America: Sinterklaas became Santa Claus, and instead of giving gifts on December 6, he became a part of the Christmas holiday.

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   Why is Nicholas a patron saint?

   • As a result, and over time, he has become the patron saint of several cities which maintain harbours. In centuries of Greek folklore, Nicholas was seen as "The Lord of the Sea", often described by modern Greek scholars as a kind of Christianized version of Poseidon.

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   St. Nicholas (flourished 4th century, Myra, Lycia, Asia Minor [near modern Demre, Turkey]; Western feast day December 6; Eastern feast day December 19) was one of the most popular minor saints commemorated in the Eastern and Western churches and now traditionally associated with the festival of Christmas.

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   Saint Nicholas of Myra (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), 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.

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   Dec 22, 2014 · Learn about the life and legacy of St. Nicholas, the fourth-century Christian monk who became the inspiration for Santa Claus. Discover how his stories spread across Europe and America, and how he was venerated as a saint.

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   Dec 6, 2023 · Learn about Saint Nicholas, a Christian bishop who helped the needy and became the basis for Santa Claus. Discover his life, miracles, death and legacy, and how he transformed over time and across cultures.

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   St. Nicholas is celebrated as the patron saint of several classes of people, especially, in the East, of sailors and in the West of children. The first of these patronage is most likely due to the legend that during his lifetime, he appeared to storm tossed mariners who invoked his aid off the coast of Lycia and brought them safely to port.

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   Dec 12, 2023 · Learn about the life and legacy of St. Nicholas, the fourth-century bishop of Myra in Lycian Turkey, who became the model for Santa Claus. Discover his role in the persecution and council of the early church, and the excavations at his shrine.