St Nicholas

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St Nicholas is a Christian saint and 4th-century Bishop of Myra, widely venerated for his generosity and miracles and regarded as the historical inspiration for Santa Claus.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 4th-century bishop
Bishop of Myra
Christian saint
historical person
miracle worker
associatedWith Christmas traditions
Council of Nicaea NERFINISHED
gift-giving at Christmas
canonicalStatus venerated saint
commemoratedOn St Nicholas Day NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire
dateOfBirth 3rd century
dateOfDeath 4th century
depictedAs bearded bishop in episcopal vestments
feastDay 6 December
hasLegend calming a storm at sea
miracle of the three children in a barrel
rescuing three poor maidens with dowries
saving three innocent men from execution
honorificTitle Saint
inspirationFor Santa Claus NERFINISHED
Sinterklaas NERFINISHED
inspiredBy teachings of Jesus Christ
knownFor charity to the poor
generosity
miracles
secret gift-giving
languageOfName Greek
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Asia Minor NERFINISHED
Lycia NERFINISHED
meaningOfName victory of the people
nameInGreek Νικόλαος NERFINISHED
patronage Amsterdam NERFINISHED
Bari NERFINISHED
Greece NERFINISHED
Russia NERFINISHED
children
merchants
prisoners
prostitutes
sailors
students
the poor
placeOfActivity Myra NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Patara NERFINISHED
positionHeld Bishop of Myra NERFINISHED
relicsLocatedIn Bari NERFINISHED
Venice NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
symbol anchor
children
ship
three golden balls
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Lutheranism
surface form: Lutheran Church

Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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