Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, unmarried people, and students in various cities and countries around Europe.

The jolly figure in red we picture today is far from the real St Nicholas, a slim 4th century bishop from Turkey whose legend ...

This Christmas, many children welcomed a familiar visitor – a jolly man in a red suit and a sleigh full of gifts. But the ...

It’s easy to imagine Saint Nicholas as just as mythical as the modern-day Santa Claus -- but he actually was a real person.

This included the election of a boy bishop who could make laws, dress up in vestments and even declare holidays - like an ...

The actual man whom our modern Santa is based on, was St. Nicholas of Myra, sometimes called Nicholas the Wonderworker. The actual St. Nicholas is said to have been born to an affluent Greek-speaking ...

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The Mercedes junior visited the Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli ahead of Christmas, delivering gifts and spending time with young ...

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Kansas’ Lolek Theatre bears the Polish pope’s nickname — and the saint who was once an actor serves as patron, one ...

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