St. Nicholas was born in Lycia, and died as Bishop of Myra in 352.
He performed many miracles and exercised a special power over flames.
Saint Nicholas, bishop of Myra, is undoubtedly one of the most popular saints honored in the Western world.
In the United States, his memory has survived in the personality of Santa Claus — the jolly, rotund, white-bearded gentleman who captivates children with promises of gifts on Christmas Eve.
Popular legends have involved Saint Nicholas in a number of charming stories, one of which relates Nicholas' charity toward the poor.
After Nicholas' death on December 6 in or around 345, his body was buried in the cathedral at Myra
Countless miracles were attributed to the saint's intercession. His relics are still preserved in the church of San Nicola in Bari
Catholics should think of Nicholas as a saint, a confessor of the faith and the bishop of Myra — not merely as a jolly man from the North Pole who brings happiness to small children.
Saint Nicholas is the Patron Saint for the poor.
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