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 AD.

A man dressed as a Krampus, the companion of St. Nicholas and one of Austria’s unique Advent traditions, is seen during a traditional Krampus procession in the city of Unken in Salzburg province ...

The Feast of St. Nicholas, fondly referred to by many across the region as St. Nick's Day, takes place annually Dec. 6. Though the holiday involves stockings and small gifts, it is separate from ...

Vatican City, Dec 6, 2024 / 04:00 am St. Nicholas, whose feast day is celebrated on Dec. 6, is known to possibly be the real-life inspiration for the beloved Christmas character of Santa Claus.

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. The day is celebrated as a feast day.

The bones of St. Nicholas, the 4th century bishop whose life inspired the tradition of Santa Claus, are currently in a custody battle between Turkey and Italy. Analysis of the bones in the 1950s ...

Or, as St. Thomas Aquinas noted in a homily in the 1200s on St. Nicholas’ Day, “The hand of the Lord, that is to say his power, helped blessed Nicholas by working miracles through him; hence ...

Saint Nicholas Day celebrates St. Nicholas of Myra, who was a 4th century Greek bishop. He was born in the Greek city of Patara (in modern-day Turkey) in the late 3rd century.

Xmas marks the spot. Turkish researchers claim they’ve located the tomb of St. Nicholas, the real-life figure who inspired Santa Claus, under a 5th-century church in Turkey.

He has a lot of names, including Santa Claus, Kris Kringle, Sinterklaas, Noel Baba, Popo Gigio — and of course — St. Nicholas. But believe it or not, St. Nicholas was a real man.

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.