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I am quick to share the fun fact, with friends Catholic or otherwise, that he is the patron saint of joy. I belong to a parish run by the Brooklyn Oratory of St. Philip Neri.

Saint Nicholas of Myra, or St. Nicholas, was a bishop during the Roman Empire who became the Patron Saint of Children because of the kindness he showed to young kids.

Saint Nicholas was a Greek Christian bishop born in the third century C.E., who lived in the ancient maritime city of Myra until his death in 343 C.E, who was known for his generosity.

The Santa Claus character is based on a Roman Catholic bishop, St. Nicholas, the patron saint of children, who was known for his generosity and reputed to have left gifts for children, Eich said.

Born some time after 260 A.D. in Myra (now the Demre district of Antalya, Turkey), Saint Nicholas was an early Christian bishop and patron saint of children and sailors.

The future patron saint of prisoners, drug addicts and journalists was born in Poland on Jan. 8, 1894, as Raymund Kolbe, the second son of Julius Kolbe and Maria Dąbrowska. MARTIN SCORSESE BRINGS ST.

Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered a sarcophagus that they believe could belong to Saint Nicholas — the generous Christian holy man who inspired Santa Claus. DHA The limestone sarcophagus ...

With Children.” But that success came with a dark side when he was unfairly labeled “The Patron Saint of Jumping the Shark,” and associated with the death of popular TV shows.