Saint Nicholas

Bishop

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Gender	Male
Born	Patara
Died	Myra
	December 6
	343 AD
	Myra
Nationality	Greek
Buried	Basilica San Nicola, Bari, Italy
Patronage	Sailor
	Fisherman
	Pharmacist
	Pawnbroker
	Galway
Parents	Theophanes
	Nonna
Height	168 (cm)
Place of burial	Basilica San Nicola, Bari, Italy
Major shrine	Basilica di San Nicola
	Bari
	Italy
Downwards	St Nicholas Statue
	Byers Choice St. Nicholas
Vener in	Christian
	venerate
Date of birth	January 1,5599
Date of Reg.	2019-02-25 23:34:23
Date of Upd.	2023-08-25 14:06:56
ID	475921

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Saint Nicholas Life story

Saint Nicholas of Myra, also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greek descent from the maritime city of Myra in Asia Minor during the time of the Roman Empire. Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nicholas the Wonderworker.

Italian church apologises after bishop tells children 'Santa does not exist'

Dec 12,2021 8:57 am

... He also said the comments had been aimed at highlighting the story of Saint Nicholas, the initial inspiration for the figure of Santa Claus and known for giving gifts to the poor...