Saint Nicholas of Bari

Saint Nicholas of Bari

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  • Description / Title of the Saint : Patron Saint of Russia

Saint Nicholas of Bari

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  • Memorial Day / Feast Day of Saint Nicholas of Bari: December 6
  • Description / Title of the Saint : Patron Saint of Russia
  • Date of Death: Saint Nicholas of Bari died 6 December 346
  • Also known as Nicholas of Myra (he was the Bishop of Myra)
  • Commonly identified with Santa Claus due to his reputation for secret gift-giving
 
 

The Story and History of Saint Nicholas of Bari
The story and history of Saint Nicholas of Bari. Saint Nicholas, the patron Saint of Russia, was born toward the end of the third century. His uncle, the Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, ordained him priest, and appointed him abbot of a monastery; and on the death of the archbishop he was elected to the vacant see. Throughout his life he retained the bright and guileless manners of his early years, and showed himself the special protector of the innocent and the wronged. Nicholas once heard that a person who had fallen into poverty intended to abandon his three daughters to a life of sin. Determined, if possible, to save their innocence, the Saint went out by night, and, taking with him a bag of gold, flung it into the window of the sleeping father and hurried off. He, on awaking, deemed the gift a godsend, and with it dowered his eldest child. The Saint, overjoyed at his success, made like venture for the second daughter; but the third time as he stole away, the father, who was watching, overtook him and kissed his feet, saying: "Nicholas, why dost thou conceal thyself from me? Thou art my helper, and he who has delivered my soul and my daughters' from hell." St. Nicholas is usually represented by the side of a vessel, wherein a certain man had concealed the bodies of his three children whom he had killed, but who were restored to life by the Saint. He died in 342. His relics were translated in 1807, to Bari, Italy, and there, after fifteen centuries, "the manna of St. Nicholas" still flows from his bones and heals all kinds of sick.

Feast Day of Saint Nicholas of Bari
The Feast Day of Saint Nicholas of Bari is December 6. The origin of Feast Days: most saints have specially designated feast days and are associated with a specific day of the year and these are referred to as the saint's feast day. The feast days first arose from the very early Christian custom of the annual commemoration of martyrs on the dates of their deaths at the same time celebrating their birth into heaven.

 

Saint Nicholas of Bari

  • Short, concise biography of Saint Nicholas of Bari
  • History, Life, Biography, Facts and Information
  • Fast, concise facts and information about Saint Nicholas of Bari
  • Memorial, or Feast Day, of Saint Nicholas of Bari - December 6
  • History, Life, Biography, Dates, Facts and Information
  • Date of Death: 342
  • Important Dates surrounding the life of Saint Nicholas of Bari
  • Life History, Story, Biography, Myths and Legends
  • Description / Title of the Saint : Patron Saint of Russia
 
 

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Saint Nicholas of Bari