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{{Saints | {{Saints | ||
|SaintName=Saint Nicholas | |SaintName=Saint Nicholas | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=December 06 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Patara, Lycia, Roman Empire (now Demre, Antalya Province, Turkey) | |SaintBirthPlace=Patara, Lycia, Roman Empire (now Demre, Antalya Province, Turkey) | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=36.2458, 29.9897 | |SaintBirthCoordinates=36.2458, 29.9897 | ||
|DeathPlace=Myra, Lycia, Roman Empire (now Demre, Antalya Province, Turkey) | |DeathPlace=Myra, Lycia, Roman Empire (now Demre, Antalya Province, Turkey) | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=36.2458, 29.9897 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=36.2458, 29.9897 | ||
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|NotableLabel3=American veneration site | |NotableLabel3=American veneration site | ||
|NotableCoordinates3=40.7878, -73.9521 | |NotableCoordinates3=40.7878, -73.9521 | ||
| | |AssociatedCountries=Turkey; Italy; Russia; Greece | ||
| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto]] | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|SaintMiracle1=Secret dowries for three impoverished girls | |SaintMiracle1=Secret dowries for three impoverished girls | ||
|SaintMiracle2=Rescue of three innocents from an innkeeper's murder | |SaintMiracle2=Rescue of three innocents from an innkeeper's murder | ||
|Profession=Bishop | |Profession=Bishop | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Early Christian | |ReligiousAffiliation=Early Christian | ||
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|PrimaryShrine=Basilica di San Nicola, Bari, Italy | |PrimaryShrine=Basilica di San Nicola, Bari, Italy | ||
|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church; Anglican Communion | |AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church; Anglican Communion | ||
|ReviewLevel=0 | |ReviewLevel=0 | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Saint Nicholas''', also known as '''Saint Nicholas of Myra''' (c. 270 – c. 343), also known as Nicholas the Wonderworker, was a 4th-century Greek Christian bishop of Myra (in modern-day Demre, Turkey), venerated as a patron of children, sailors, and merchants, with legends attributing numerous miracles that inspired Santa Claus folklore.<ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11063a.htm|title=St. Nicholas|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> According to hagiographic traditions from the 6th-century ''Life of Saint Nicholas'' by Michael the Archimandrite, Nicholas was born in Patara to wealthy Christian parents, orphaned young, and raised by his uncle, the bishop of Myra, who ordained him priest and later bishop c. 300; historical evidence is limited to a 6th-century inscription confirming his episcopacy and a mention in the Synod of Nicaea (325), suggesting a real figure amid Diocletianic persecutions.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas|title=Saint Nicholas|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> As bishop, he attended Nicaea, confronting Arius, and performed acts of charity, such as secretly providing dowries for three impoverished girls, per legend.<ref name="britannica">{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Nicholas-Christian-saint|title=Saint Nicholas|publisher=Britannica|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> | '''Saint Nicholas''', also known as '''Saint Nicholas of Myra''' (c. 270 – c. 343), also known as Nicholas the Wonderworker, was a 4th-century Greek Christian bishop of Myra (in modern-day Demre, Turkey), venerated as a patron of children, sailors, and merchants, with legends attributing numerous miracles that inspired Santa Claus folklore.<ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11063a.htm|title=St. Nicholas|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> According to hagiographic traditions from the 6th-century ''Life of Saint Nicholas'' by Michael the Archimandrite, Nicholas was born in Patara to wealthy Christian parents, orphaned young, and raised by his uncle, the bishop of Myra, who ordained him priest and later bishop c. 300; historical evidence is limited to a 6th-century inscription confirming his episcopacy and a mention in the Synod of Nicaea (325), suggesting a real figure amid Diocletianic persecutions.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas|title=Saint Nicholas|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> As bishop, he attended Nicaea, confronting Arius, and performed acts of charity, such as secretly providing dowries for three impoverished girls, per legend.<ref name="britannica">{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Nicholas-Christian-saint|title=Saint Nicholas|publisher=Britannica|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> | ||