Saint Nicholas

Saint Nicholas,the Wonder-Worker

Russian icon depicting St Nicholas with scenes from his life. Late 1400s or early 1500s. National Museum, Stockholm.Defender of Orthodoxy, Wonderworker, Holy Hierarch, Bishop of MyraBorn15 March 270[1] Patara, Lycia et Pamphylia, Asia MinorDied6 December 343 (aged 73) Myra, LyciaHonored inAnglicanism, Baptist, Catholicism,Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, Lutheranism,Methodism, Presbyterianism,ReformedMajo rshrineBasilica di San Nicola, Bari, Italy Feast 6 December .. 14 December](main feast day) 9 May(translation of relics) AttributesVested as a Bishop. In Eastern Christianity, wearing an omophorion and holding a Gospel Book.

Sometimes shown withJesus Christ over one shoulder, holding a Gospel Book, and with the Theotokos over the other shoulder, holding an omophorion Patronage Children, coopers, sailors, fishermen, merchants, broadcasters, the falsely accused, repentant thieves, pharmacists,archers, pawnbrokers Saint Nicholas (15 March 270 6 December 343),also called Nikolaos of Myra, was a historic 4th-century Christian saint and Greek Bishop of Myra (Demre, part of modern-day Turkey) in Lycia.

Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known asNikolaos the Wonderworker.He had a reputation for secret giftgiving, such as putting coins in the shoes of those who left them out for him, and thus became the model for Santa Claus, whose modern name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas, itself from a series of elisions and corruptions of the transliteration of "Saint Nikolaos". His reputation evolved among the faithful, as was common for early Christian saints.

. In 1087, part of the relics (about half of the bones) were furtively translated to Bari, in Apulia, Italy; for this reason, he is also known as Nikolaos of Bari. The remaining bones were taken to Venice in 1100. His feast day is the 6th of December

. Life Nicholas was born a Greek in Asia Minor during the third centure in the city ofPatara (Lycia et Pamphylia), which was a port on the Mediterranean Sea and lived in Myra, Lycia (part of modernday Demre, Turkey), at a time when the region was Greek in its heritage, culture, and outlook and politically part of the Roman diocese of Asia. He was the only son of wealthy Christian parents named Epiphanius () and Johanna () according to some accounts and Theophanes () and Nonna () according to others

He was very religious from an early age and according to legend, Nicholas was said to have rigorously observed the canonical fasts of Wednesdays and Fridays. His wealthy parents died in an epidemic while Nicholas was still young and he was raised by his uncle-also named Nicholaswho was the bishop of Patara. He tonsured the young Nicholas as a reader and later ordained him a presbyter (priest).

In 325, he was one of many bishops to answer the request of Constantine and appear at the First Council of Nicaea. There, Nicolas was a staunch anti-Arian and defender of the Orthodox Christian position, and one of the bishops who signed the Nicene Creed.

Eva Patrikalaki Afrodite Petroutsou Marianna Stamataki