Saint Nicholas lived around 300AD or so; the church did not formally declare saints until around 1000 AD or so; however, Nicholas was accepted as a saint by Christians probably around 400 or 500AD. The Catholic church recognizes him as Saint
Nicholas von Flue was finally canonized in the year 1947!
He would have been appointed to the position by the pope. In the case of Saint Nicholas, that was probably Pope Saint Sylvester I.
Saint Nicholas of Myra has become known as Santa Claus.Santa Claus
Nicholas was born about the year 270.
Saint Nicholas is not unpopular. However, the cult of the saints as a whole does not have the popularity that it once had.
He would have been appointed to the position by the pope. In the case of Saint Nicholas, that was probably Pope Saint Sylvester I.
Pope Saint Nicholas I, the Great, was canonized on May 8, 868, by Pope Adrian II.
The feast day of Saint Nicholas of Myra falls on December 6 each year, early in the Advent Season.
The shipload of Italian sailors rescued the bones of Saint Nicholas in the year 1087.
The actual birthday of Saint Nicholas is unknown. We celebrate his birth into Heaven on December 6 each year.
Nicholas of Myra was born about the year 270 and died about the year 343 so he would have been about 73 years old when he died.
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