Nicholas of Bari

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4th-century bishop Christian saint bishop historical figure

Nicholas of Bari is a 4th-century Christian bishop and saint, famed for his generosity, miracles, and as the historical figure behind the legend of Santa Claus.

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Label Occurrences
Nicholas of Bari canonical 1

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 4th-century bishop ⓘ
Christian saint ⓘ
bishop ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Nicholas of Myra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nicholas the Wonderworker NERFINISHED ⓘ
Saint Nicholas NERFINISHED ⓘ
St. Nicholas NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedLegend providing dowries for three impoverished maidens ⓘ
resurrecting murdered children ⓘ
saving sailors during a storm ⓘ
associatedWith legend of Santa Claus ⓘ
birthEmpire Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthPlace Patara NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthRegion Lycia NERFINISHED ⓘ
canonizationStatus pre-congregation ⓘ
centuryActive 4th century ⓘ
deathEmpire Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
deathPlace Myra NERFINISHED ⓘ
deathRegion Lycia NERFINISHED ⓘ
denomination Early Christianity ⓘ
feastDay 19 December (Julian calendar observance) ⓘ
6 December ⓘ
givenName Nicholas ⓘ
iconographicAttribute bishop’s vestments ⓘ
children at his feet ⓘ
crozier ⓘ
mitre ⓘ
three golden balls or bags of gold ⓘ
inspired figure of Santa Claus ⓘ
notableFor charity to the poor ⓘ
generosity ⓘ
miracles ⓘ
secret gift-giving ⓘ
patronage Bari NERFINISHED ⓘ
Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ
Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ
children ⓘ
merchants ⓘ
sailors ⓘ
students ⓘ
the poor ⓘ
travelers ⓘ
positionHeld Bishop of Myra NERFINISHED ⓘ
relicsLocation Bari NERFINISHED ⓘ
Basilica di San Nicola NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
title Confessor ⓘ
Wonderworker NERFINISHED ⓘ
veneratedIn Anglican Communion ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Lutheran Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Nicholas the Wonderworker → alsoKnownAs → Nicholas of Bari ⓘ