it would be invaluable to have a shrine devoted to St. Nicholas, the patron saint of sailors. Businessmen from all over ...

Nicholas, patron saint of sailors and children, lived and died there nearly 18 centuries ago. The legend of the 4th century bishop who gave gifts to the poor has spread since the earliest days of ...

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