Yes, he is still alive in Heaven but left earth about 1600 years ago.
If St. Nicholas was still alive he would be about 1700 years old.
Saint Nicholas of Myra has been dead for about 1600 years.
If St. Nicholas of Myra were still alive today he would be about 1700 years old.
Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, was born in the year 270, and died in 343. The year 2015 marked 1745 years since his birth.
No Saint Nicholas who is basically is Santa Clause died many years ago
Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra, lived during the reign of Saint Constantine the Great, and reposed (died) in 330.
If St. Nicholas of Myra were still alive, he would be about 1700 years old.
Saint Nicholas of Myra was in his 70s when he died nearly 1600 years ago.
probably as an analogy to sinterklaas (saint nicholas), whose legend is still alive in the Netherlands and flanders and who rides on a white horse. as santa Claus (note the similarity to saint nicholas) needed some vehicle to travel the whole world (like saint nicholas), and as he lived in northern Europe, a reindeer was the most obvious choice.
I can find no witnesses who are still alive who could testify to the mood of St. Nicholas of Myra 1600 years ago. I imagine he was not the 'Ho Ho Ho' type we portray him as today.
Yes, St. Nicholas of Myra has been dead for about 1600 years but is very much alive in Heaven.
Right now he lives in heaven. However, while still alive he lived in Myra, Asia Minor, today known as Turkey.