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Detail of A Stained Glass Window of Saint Nicholas of Bari By James Powell And Sons 1904 Chapel of Saint Nicholas Cathedral of Saint David Wales Photographed On 21 July 2011 By Wolfgang Sauber
Detail of A Stained Glass Window of Saint Nicholas of Bari By James Powell And Sons 1904 Chapel of Saint Nicholas Cathedral of Saint David Wales Photographed On 21 July 2011 By Wolfgang Sauber

Saint Nicholas of Myra

Also known as: Nicholas of Bari; Nicholas of Lpnenskij; Nicholas of Lipno; Nicholas of Sarajskij; Nicholas the Miracle Worker; Klaus….; Mikulas….; Nikolai….; Nicolaas….; Nicolas….; Niklaas….; Niklas….; Nikolaus….; Santa Claus

Saint
Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

December 6

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

Biography

Saint Nicholas of Myra, also known as Nicholas of Bari, Nicholas of Lpnenskij, Nicholas of Lipno, Nicholas of Sarajskij, Nicholas the Miracle Worker, Klaus, Mikulas, Nikolai, Nicolaas, Nicolas, Niklaas, Niklas, Nikolaus, and Santa Claus, was a priest, abbot, and bishop of Myra in Lycia, which is now modern-day Turkey. He was born in the 3rd century and died around the year 346....