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About St. Nicholas of Myra
c. 270 – 343 · Feast December 6 · Bishop
Greek bishop of Myra in Lycia (c. 270-343), present at the First Council of Nicaea (325) according to tradition; legendarily noted for secretly providing dowries for three poor maidens (origin of the Santa Claus tradition through the Dutch Sinterklaas). Relics translated to Bari in 1087, where they remain a major pilgrimage site shared by Catholics and Orthodox.
St. Nicholas of Myra is the patron saint of Bakers, Brides, Children, Sailors, Merchants, Pawnbrokers and Russia.
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