The first suggestion that these works did indeed exist stems from the writings of Eustraitus of Constantinople in 583 AD, who refers to a piece known as Life of Saint Nicholas that is presumed to ...

Instead of a “right jolly old elf,” St. Nicholas is the patron saint of everything from brewers to pawnbrokers to ...

St. Nicholas Day is celebrated on Dec. 6 to honor one of the most popular minor saints in the Eastern and Western churches. St. Nicholas is popularly known as the patron saint of children.

The white-bearded Christian saint whose acts of generosity inspired America’s secular Santa Claus figure is known worldwide — but Saint Nicholas’ origin story is not. The legends surrounding ...

Nicholas died of illness in 1305 or 1306, and Pope Eugenius IV — also an Augustinian — canonized him in 1446 after recognizing some 300 miracles attributed to him.

The white-bearded Christian saint whose acts of generosity inspired America’s secular Santa Claus figure is known worldwide — but Saint Nicholas’ origin story is not. The legends surrounding ...

The white-bearded Christian saint whose acts of generosity inspired America’s secular Santa Claus figure is known worldwide — but Saint Nicholas’ origin story is not. The legends surrounding ...

Saint Nicholas Day celebrates St. Nicholas of Myra, who was a 4th century Greek bishop. He was born in the Greek city of Patara (in modern-day Turkey) in the late 3rd century.

The white-bearded Christian saint whose acts of generosity inspired America’s secular Santa Claus figure is known worldwide — but Saint Nicholas' origin story is not.

St. Nicholas—the patron saint of prisoners—is also said to have stopped an execution simply by walking up and grabbing the sword right out of the executioner’s hand. ...

The white-bearded Christian saint whose acts of generosity inspired America’s secular Santa Claus figure is known worldwide — but Saint Nicholas’ origin story is not.