Pope Saint Nicholas I, the Great, was canonized on May 8, 868, by Pope Adrian II.
He would have been appointed to the position by the pope. In the case of Saint Nicholas, that was probably Pope Saint Sylvester I.
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 St. Nicholas I is not a patron saint.
Pope Saint Nicholas I was pop from 858 until 867 and is also known as Saint Nicholas the Great. He is the patron saint of heart attack and headache sufferers.
Nicholas von Flue was finally canonized in the year 1947!
Saint Patrick was never a pope.
Pope Nicholas IV was a Franciscan friar.
Saint Nicholas of Myra has become known as Santa Claus.Santa Claus
Saint Nicholas is not unpopular. However, the cult of the saints as a whole does not have the popularity that it once had.
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The pope became a Christian at the time of Saint Peter the first pope.
He was appointed bishop of Hippo by the pope in 395.