Many people know that St. Nicholas is the patron saint of children ... basilica is an important place of ecumenism, since the Catholic Church welcomes many Eastern Catholics and Orthodox ...

But what is St. Nick's Day, and how did it begin? Here's everything to know about the longstanding tradition. Saint Nicholas of Myra, or St. Nicholas, was a bishop during the Roman Empire who ...

In the crypt where St. Nicholas is purportedly buried, there is an altar for the celebration of Orthodox and Eastern Catholic liturgies, making it an important ecumenical site. In 1953 ...

St. Nicholas is referred to as the Patron Saint of Children, according to the Catholic World Mission. He is also the patron saint of several countries — including Russia and Greece — and ...

according to the National Catholic Register. The belief that St. Nicholas was buried at the church site in Turkey is one of many competing claims of the whereabouts of the saint’s remains ...

Now she can tell passengers her crucifix was blessed by a saint. Cunningham opted to not work over the weekend so she could be at St. Nicholas Catholic Church on Sunday morning to see the first ...

Tours available Docent-led tours of Maxo Vanka's murals at St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Croatian Church in Millvale are provided by The Society to Preserve the Millvale Murals of Maxo Vanka at 11 a ...

Still, it is popular in American cities with large German or Dutch populations, such as Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Cleveland. Saint Nicholas of Myra, or St. Nicholas ...