or St. Nick for short — but he’s far from the only figure in history to have that title. There was, indeed, a real Christian bishop who used the same moniker: Nicholas of Myra, also known as ...

Who Was Saint Nicholas Of Myra, The Inspiration For Santa Claus? Saint Nicholas of Myra was born in 270 C.E. in Patara, Lycia, then within the Roman Empire and now part of Türkiye. Much about his ...

Scientists used data from the skull of Saint Nicholas of Myra — whose penchant for gift-giving prompted the legend of Father Christmas — to “forensically recreate” his white-bearded likeness.

Gradually, the religious image was fully transformed into a secular icon. St. Nicholas of Myra was represented in medieval art holding four loaves of bread as a symbol of his generosity.

that of St. Nicholas of Bari and Myra, because he was given the first name last, since his his relics are reposed there, and the second name comes from his Bishopric see in Asia Minor. he is our ...

Saint Nicholas, born in Southern Turkey in the third century AD, was elected Bishop of Myra, and during the reign of the Roman emperor Diocletian was exiled and imprisoned. The Bishop was renowned ...