St. Nicholas. He was the inspiration for Santa Claus.
St. Nicholas of Bari. He was the Saint who inspired Santa Claus.
The patron saint of running water is St. John Nepomucene
Nicholas of Myra is the patron saint of: •Basillica of Saint Mary Major •Bernadine of Siena •Catherine of Siena •Francis of Assisi •Madonna of Saint Luke •Our Lady of Loreto •Our Lady of Perpetual Help •Our Lady of Pompeii •Our Lady of Tears •Our Lady of the Snow While not a patron saint of Italy, he is the patron saint of Bari, Italy, where his relics are located.
The Patron Saint Inex lists no patron saints of bears.
A patron saint is supposed to be a protector in the Catholic religion. Patron Saint Angelico is the patron saint of artists. A patron saint is a protector of life.
As per the Patron Saint Index, there is no patron saint of wrestlers. However, Saint Sebastian is the patron saint of all athletics and athletes.
Saint Lillian is not a patron saint as per the Patron Saint Index.
There is a patron saint of Wales but no patron saint of whales.
There is currently no patron saint of Turkey. This is probably due to the fact that Turkey is primarily a Muslim country. This is strange because the country of Turkey is demanding that the bones of their homeboy, St. Nichalas of Myra, be returned to them. His relics were taken many hundreds of years ago to Bari, Italy.
Turkey has no patron saint officially, primarily due, I suppose, to it being a Muslim country. However, I think they would like to make St. Nicholas their patron saint as he was born in that country. In the 11th century the relics of St. Nicholas were taken from the town of Myra in Turkey to protect them. They were moved to the town of Bari in Italy, where they remain today. Now Turkey has requested that the relics be returned.
There is no patron saint of color.