St. Nicholas came from a Greek colony in Asia Minor. Today we call the area part of Turkey.
Nicholas of Myra was from the Greek Colony of Patara in Asia Minor, today known as Turkey. In Greek his name is Ἅγιος Νικόλαος.
The real St. Nicholas was a 4th century Catholic bishop in Myra, a town in Asia Minor, now known as Turkey. He was known for his generosity to the poor and love of children. He did most of his good deeds in secrecy. His feast day is celebrated on December 6. Somewhere along the line he was abducted in recent centuries and turned into a fictional St. Nicholas - Santa Claus.
The real St. Nicholas was a 4th century Catholic bishop in Myra, a town in Asia Minor, now known as Turkey. He was known for his generosity to the poor and love of children. He did most of his good deeds in secrecy. His feast day is celebrated on December 6. Somewhere along the line he was abducted in recent centuries and turned into a fictional St. Nicholas - Santa Claus.
Nicholas of Myra came from the Greek colony of Patras in Asia Minor. Today that area is part of Turkey
St. Nicholas came from a Greek colony in Asia Minor. Today we call the area part of Turkey.
Nicholas of Myra was from the Greek Colony of Patara in Asia Minor, today known as Turkey. In Greek his name is Ἅγιος Νικόλαος.
Nicholas of Myra was from the Greek Colony of Patara in Asia Minor, today known as Turkey. In Greek his name is Ἅγιος Νικόλαος.
Saint Nicholas Day is December 6.
If you mean Saint Nicholas as in Santa Claus, then it would be the same as in America.
December 6, his feast day.
saint nicholas !
No, he has no use for a sleigh as there is no snow in Heaven.
He comes the night of December5-6.
The feast day of Saint Nicholas of Myra falls on December the 5th each year.
The real St. Nicholas was a 4th century Catholic bishop in Myra, a town in Asia Minor, now known as Turkey.
St. Nicholas did not come up with Santa. Santa was basically invented by the commercial industry as a gimmick to improve sales at Christmas. Nicholas, whose feast day is on December 6, is celebrated in many areas of the world, especially parts of Europe, but, in reality, has no connection to Christmas and, therefore, no connection to Santa.