St. Nicholas is considered a patron saint for the wrongly accused as it is believed that he has interceded and prevented the execution of 3 innocent men who were sentenced to death by a corrupt judge.

Instead of a “right jolly old elf,” St. Nicholas is the patron saint of everything from brewers to pawnbrokers to murderers. Here are eight often terrifying legends associated with the saint that seem ...

St. Nicholas Day celebrations vary across Europe and the Middle East on Dec. 5 or 6. Not officially observed nationally in the United States, most Americans who do celebrate it do so on Dec. 6.

The ancient weather-cock which once ornamented the old Dutch Church at Fort Orange was gracefully poised in front of President Nathaniel P. Balley, at the annual festival of the St. Nicholas ...

St. Nicholas Day is celebrated each year on December 6. ... Based on these legends, he's recognized today as the patron saint of children, unmarried girls, sailors and merchants.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Commonly celebrated on Tuesday by some people, St. Nicholas Day, also known as the Feast of St. Nicholas, is a typically Christian and Catholic holiday honoring St. Nicholas, the ...

Who was St Nicholas? Inside intriguing story of Christmas’ patron saint. From a religious Saint Nicholas in Christianity who rescued girls from sex trafficking to the portly Father Christmas ...

St. Nicholas Day is celebrated every year on Dec. 6, typically by filling the stockings and shoes children leave out overnight with sweets and toys. It also is a fitting date for the patron saint ...

St. Nicholas was named a saint by the church on Dec. 6, which is the same day he is believed to have died in 343 A.D., and the day is celebrated as a feast day.

Scientists who uncovered the tomb of St. Nicholas have digitally reconstructed his face - and everyone is saying the same thing. Nicholas of Myra, the patron saint of sailors, merchants and ...

St. Nick’s Day is the feast day of Saint Nicholas of Myra, a 4 th century bishop, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica. St. Nicholas is referred to as the Patron Saint of Children, according ...