Known for his piety and kindness, Saint Nicholas became the patron saint of children and sailors. He was famous for his generosity as in the case of three poor sisters for whom he secretly ...

It begins with the feast of Sinterklaas. For most Dutch children, it's the most anticipated day of the year. It's the day when Sinterklaas, the patron saint of children from whom the name Santa Claus ...

He had become the patron saint of children and was known as a man of great generosity. His background made him an easy candidate for later becoming associated with Christmas, even though he originally ...

His acts of goodwill and compassion led to widespread veneration across Europe, and he became the patron saint of children, sailors, and several other groups. Saint Nicholas’ feast day on 6th ...

This story saw Nicholas become the patron saint of children, unmarried women, and toymakers. He is also patron saint of sailors based on stories of his miraculous calming of a sea storm ...

Nicholas is patron saint of seemingly everything including archers and brewers but also children and sailors. The link with children explains the later association as Santa, especially as Saint ...

Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, unmarried people and students in various places around Europe - one of them being ...

With his black beard, shaggy hair and soot-smeared face, Père Fouettard whips misbehaved children on December 6, the day of Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of children. Those who have not been ...

Discovering this, Saint Nicholas resurrected the children and reassembled them. Patron saint of children AND quite the wizard when it comes to thread and needle... Saint Nicholas then cursed ...