The history of the real Saint Nicholas. advertisement. KX News. ... indeed, a real Christian bishop who used the same moniker: Nicholas of Myra, ... calming stormy seas with the power of prayer, ...

St. Nicholas may have inspired Santa ... plump version of Santa Claus emerged from Saint Nicholas, the 4th century Bishop of Myra who, ... A prayer over St. Nicholas’s finger is attributed to ...

In life, Saint Nicholas was Bishop of Myra, in what is now Turkey. ... One legend recounts that he calmed a fierce storm while on a voyage, saving the ship and its crew through his prayers.

Saint Nicholas of Myra, or St. Nicholas, was a bishop during the Roman Empire who became the Patron Saint of Children because of the kindness he showed to young kids. St. Nick's Day began in ...

Saint Nicholas of Myra, or St. Nicholas, was a bishop during the Roman Empire who became the Patron Saint of Children because of the kindness he showed to young kids. St. Nick's Day began in ...

That date is the anniversary of the day that St. Nicholas’ relics were moved from Myra, in present-day Turkey, to Bari, not long after the Great Schism of Catholics and Orthodox in 1054 A.D.

Saint Nicholas of Myra, or St. Nicholas, was a bishop during the Roman Empire who became the Patron Saint of Children because of the kindness he showed to young kids. ...