Louis and Cleveland. Saint Nicholas of Myra, or St. Nicholas, was a bishop during the Roman Empire who became the Patron ...

There are less than 20 days until Christmas, but St. Nicholas comes on Dec. 6. Here's what to know about the holiday.

Saint Nicholas of Myra was an early Christian saint whose reputation for gift-giving inspired the Dutch folk figure of Sinterklaas, later to become Santa Claus. This mythical figure would then ...

Nicholas: 1. There is a legend behind why St. Nicholas is the patron saint of children. Many people know that St. Nicholas is the patron saint of children, but they may not know why he has that title.

While that can be true, I’ve found that the message of the saint who inspired ... s true that St. Nicholas Day is another day to add to an ever-lengthening list in which kids might come to ...

They uncovered a six-foot-long limestone tomb with a raised lid and pitch roof buried up to six feet underground near the Church of Saint Nicholas in Turkey. The sarcophagus was found within a two ...

He said: "The Protestant Reformation, led by Martin Luther, was a movement that contributed to the disappearance of devotion to Saint Nicholas in many countries. A notable exception was in the ...

How Christianity, pagan folklore and capitalism were combined to create the legend of Santa Claus — and why he's not interchangeable with Saint Nicholas. https://p ...

The Greek Christian bishop Saint Nicholas was known for many miracles and, of course, his generosity in his practice of giving gifts, which is where we get Santa Claus from. He lived in the ...

Meet Saint Nikolaus at Carmel Christkindlmarkt, where children can meet the jolly fellow and receive a small gift if they've been good all year.