Nicholas of Myra

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Nicholas of Myra was a 4th-century Christian bishop renowned for his generosity, miracles, and role as the historical basis for the figure of Santa Claus.

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Nicholas of Myra canonical 9
Nicolaus of Myra 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian bishop
historical person
saint
associatedWith Lycia
Mediterranean seafaring traditions
city of Myra
birthDate c. 270
century 4th century
church Early Christian Church
linked to: Early Christians
commemoratedOn Saint Nicholas Day
culturalInfluence basis for Santa Claus figure in Western culture
basis for Sinterklaas tradition in the Low Countries
deathDate 6 December 343
feastDay 19 December (Julian calendar, Eastern Orthodox)
6 December
givenName Nicholas
honorificTitle Nicholas the Wonderworker
Saint Nicholas
influenced figure of Saint Nicholas as gift-bringer
tradition of Santa Claus
languageOfName Greek
legend provided dowries for three impoverished daughters by secretly giving gold
resurrected or saved three children (or youths) according to later traditions
saved sailors from a storm through prayer
notableFor charity to the poor
generosity
miracles
secret gift-giving
originalNameForm Νικόλαος
linked to: Nikolaos
participatedIn First Council of Nicaea (according to later tradition)
patronage Amsterdam
Bari
Greece
Russia
children
merchants
prisoners
prostitutes
sailors
students
the poor
placeOfBirth Lycia
Patara
Roman Empire
placeOfDeath Lycia
Myra
Roman Empire
positionHeld Bishop of Myra
relicsMovedInYear 1087
relicsMovedTo Bari
religion Christianity
symbol bishop’s mitre
crozier
three golden balls or bags of gold
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran Churches
linked to: Lutheranism

Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Nicholas the Wonderworker alsoKnownAs Nicholas of Myra
Church of St Nicholas namedAfter Nicholas of Myra
Church of Saint Nicholas namedAfter Nicholas of Myra
Cathedral of Saint Nicholas namedAfter Nicholas of Myra
Nicolaus hasNotableBearerForm Nicolaus of Myra
linked to: Nicholas of Myra
Nicholas of Bari alsoKnownAs Nicholas of Myra
Nikolaos ho Thaumatourgos alsoKnownAs Nicholas of Myra
Mikuláš connectedToHistoricalFigure Nicholas of Myra
Diocese of Myra notableBishop Nicholas of Myra