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Two countries claim to be the birth place of St. Nicholas of Myra - Greece and Turkey. Both are correct. Nicholas was born in a Greek colony in Asia Minor. Today that area is part of modern Turkey.

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What country is St. Nicholas originally from?

Asia Minor which is today known as Turkey.


What religious order did St. Nicholas belong to?

St. Nicholas of Myra was a Catholic bishop in what today is modern Turkey. He did not belong to any particular religious order.


What country does st nicholas belong to?

Two countries claim to be the birth place of St. Nicholas of Myra - Greece and Turkey. Both are correct. Nicholas was born in a Greek colony in Asia Minor. Today that area is part of modern Turkey.


What country does Saint Nicholas belong to?

Nicholas is the patron saint of Russia and Greece.


Which country has St. Nicholas as its patron saint?

St. Nicholas of Myra is a patron saint of Russia and Greece.


What country was St. Nicholas born in or come from?

St. Nicholas of Myra was born in a Greek colony in Asia Minor. Today that country is known as Turkey.


In what country did St. Nicholas live?

St. Nicholas of Myra lived in Asia Minor, today that area is known as Turkey.


How is St. Nicholas referred in his country?

Saint Nick or Old St. Nick


In what country did Saint Nicholas serve?

St. Nicholas of Myra was a bishop in what today is known as Turkey.


The poem twas a night before Christmas was originally known as?

"The Night Before Christmas" or "A Visit from St. Nicholas."


Was St. Nicholas originally a Christian?

Of course he was a Christian. Nicholas of Myra was a 4th century Catholic bishop in Asia Minor - modern Turkey.


In which country did the real St. Nicholas live?

St. Nicholas of Myra was from a Greek colony in Asia Minor. Today the region is known as Turkey.