Saint Nicholas of Myra

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Saint Nicholas of Myra was a 4th-century Christian bishop renowned for his generosity and gift-giving, whose legends inspired the modern figure of Santa Claus.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 4th-century bishop
Christian bishop
historical figure
saint
associatedWith Christmas traditions
First Council of Nicaea
surface form: Council of Nicaea

gift-giving at Christmas
miracle of dowries for three poor maidens
rescuing wrongly condemned prisoners
saving sailors at sea
secret charity
centuryOfActivity 4th century
commemoratedOn Saint Nicholas Day
countryOfActivity Roman Empire
cultCenter Bari
Myra
era Late Antiquity
feastDay 6 December
givenName Nicholas
honorificPrefix Saint
influenced Saint Nicholas Day customs in Europe
Sinterklaas tradition in the Netherlands
inspired Father Christmas traditions
Santa Claus
inspiredBy teachings of Jesus Christ
knownFor charity to the poor
generosity
gift-giving
miracle stories
occupation bishop
patronage Amsterdam
Bari
Greece
Russia
children
merchants
prisoners
prostitutes
sailors
students
the poor
placeOfActivity Asia Minor
Lycia
Myra
placeOfBishopric Myra
positionHeld Bishop of Myra
relicsLocation Basilica di San Nicola, Bari
religion Christianity
symbol anchor
bishop's mitre
crozier
three gold balls
theologicalTradition Nicene Christianity
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Lutheranism
surface form: Lutheran Church

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Santa Claus originInfluence Saint Nicholas of Myra
Saint Nicholas Day honors Saint Nicholas of Myra
Saint Nicholas Day associatedFigure Saint Nicholas of Myra
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St. Nicholas Anapausas Monastery namedAfter Saint Nicholas of Myra
this entity surface form: Saint Nicholas
St. Nicholas Anapausas Monastery hasChapelDedicatedTo Saint Nicholas of Myra
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Church in Wales parish church of St Nicholas namedAfter Saint Nicholas of Myra
this entity surface form: Saint Nicholas
St Nicholas Church, Trellech dedicatedTo Saint Nicholas of Myra
this entity surface form: Saint Nicholas
Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Nicholas dedicatedTo Saint Nicholas of Myra
this entity surface form: Saint Nicholas
Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Nicholas namedAfter Saint Nicholas of Myra
this entity surface form: Saint Nicholas
St Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth dedicatedTo Saint Nicholas of Myra
this entity surface form: Saint Nicholas
St Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth namedAfter Saint Nicholas of Myra
this entity surface form: Saint Nicholas
Nicholas associatedWithSaint Saint Nicholas of Myra
Clement Clarke Moore's poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" featuresCharacter Saint Nicholas of Myra
subject surface form: A Visit from St. Nicholas
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Stavronikita Monastery dedicatedTo Saint Nicholas of Myra
this entity surface form: Saint Nicholas
Stavronikita Monastery hasIcon Saint Nicholas of Myra
this entity surface form: Icon of Saint Nicholas “Streidas”
Stavronikita Monastery primarySaintVenerated Saint Nicholas of Myra
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Nikolaus basedOn Saint Nicholas of Myra
Pyrford dedicatedTo Saint Nicholas of Myra
subject surface form: St Nicholas Church, Pyrford
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St Nicholas Cole Abbey dedicatedTo Saint Nicholas of Myra
this entity surface form: Saint Nicholas
Fort Saint-Nicolas namedAfter Saint Nicholas of Myra
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Parish Church of St Mary and St Nicholas dedicatedTo Saint Nicholas of Myra
this entity surface form: Saint Nicholas
Nicolás associatedWith Saint Nicholas of Myra
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Albisola Superiore hasPatronSaint Saint Nicholas of Myra
this entity surface form: Saint Nicholas of Bari
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine namedAfter Saint Nicholas of Myra
this entity surface form: Saint Nicholas
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine patronSaint Saint Nicholas of Myra
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Chadlington parishChurchDedicatedTo Saint Nicholas of Myra
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St Nicholas' Church, Lincoln dedicatedTo Saint Nicholas of Myra
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Église Saint-Nicolas de Strasbourg namedAfter Saint Nicholas of Myra
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Colegio de San Nicolás namedAfter Saint Nicholas of Myra
this entity surface form: Saint Nicholas
Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave namedAfter Saint Nicholas of Myra
this entity surface form: Saint Nicholas
Klaus associatedWith Saint Nicholas of Myra
this entity surface form: Saint Nicholas
Agios Nikolaos namedAfter Saint Nicholas of Myra
this entity surface form: Saint Nicholas
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral dedicatedTo Saint Nicholas of Myra
this entity surface form: Saint Nicholas
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral namedAfter Saint Nicholas of Myra
this entity surface form: St. Nicholas
Cathedral of San Nicolò, Noto dedicatedTo Saint Nicholas of Myra
parish church of St Nicholas dedicatedTo Saint Nicholas of Myra
subject surface form: parish church of St Nicholas in Chrzanów
this entity surface form: Saint Nicholas
parish church of St Nicholas hasPatronSaint Saint Nicholas of Myra
subject surface form: parish church of St Nicholas in Chrzanów
St Nicholas Church in Chrzanów dedicatedTo Saint Nicholas of Myra
this entity surface form: Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas Basilica in Bochnia dedicatedTo Saint Nicholas of Myra
this entity surface form: Saint Nicholas
Mykolaiv namedAfter Saint Nicholas of Myra
this entity surface form: Saint Nicholas
Equal-to-the-Apostles appliedToExamples Saint Nicholas of Myra
this entity surface form: Saint Nicholas of Japan
St. Nicholas Park namedAfter Saint Nicholas of Myra
this entity surface form: Saint Nicholas
Nicola nameDayAssociatedWith Saint Nicholas of Myra
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Nicu hasNameDayOrigin Saint Nicholas of Myra
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Mykola relatedToName Saint Nicholas of Myra
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Nicholas the Wonderworker alsoKnownAs Saint Nicholas of Myra
this entity surface form: Saint Nicholas
Iglesia de San Nicolás el Real (Guadalajara) namedAfter Saint Nicholas of Myra
this entity surface form: Saint Nicholas
Mikolaj associatedWith Saint Nicholas of Myra
subject surface form: Mikołaj
this entity surface form: Saint Nicholas
St Nicolas Church, Cranleigh dedicatedTo Saint Nicholas of Myra
this entity surface form: Saint Nicholas
Basilica of Saint Nicholas dedicatedTo Saint Nicholas of Myra
this entity surface form: Saint Nicholas