The historic links between Guinness' St. James’s Gate in Dublin and the Catholic pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, in ...

He is also the patron saint of students, sailors and toymakers, and his relics have attracted pilgrims for centuries. Most of Saint Nicholas’s relics are in a tomb in the crypt of the 11th ...

Saint Nicholas of Myra, or St. Nicholas, was a bishop during the Roman Empire who became the Patron Saint of Children because of the kindness he showed to young kids. He was widely known for gift ...

The Church of St. Nicholas in Antalya ... and toymakers. He is also patron saint of sailors based on stories of his miraculous calming of a sea storm, the patron saint of the wrongly accused ...

St. Nicholas, the patron saint of children, who was known for his generosity and reputed to have left gifts for children, Eich said. “This is what we should tell children about Santa Claus ...

it would be invaluable to have a shrine devoted to St. Nicholas, the patron saint of sailors. Businessmen from all over Europe would choose your port to set out from if they knew they could kneel ...

Her brother, Mark Izak, inherited the honor of portraying St. Nicholas. The patron saint of sailors, who hailed from Myra, Turkey, went on to inspire the character known today as Santa Claus.

“This is a significant archaeological confirmation of historical sources regarding the burial place of St ... Saint Nicholas was an early Christian bishop and patron saint of children and sailors.

He would eventually become known as "the protector of children and sailors ... patron saint of New York," according to the History Channel. The 1822 poem "An Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas ...

The St Nicholas Church in Demre ... Saving sailors at sea: Saint Nicholas is also revered as the patron saint of sailors. One legend recounts that he calmed a fierce storm while on a voyage ...

Today marks St. Nicholas Day ... As a prominent figure in Christianity, he became the patron saint of children, sailors, merchants, and the vulnerable. His feast day, celebrated on December ...