St nicholas biography for kids

4th-century Christian saint

This article is about the fourth-century Christian saint. For the gift-bearing figure in modern folklore and popular culture partly based on the saint, see Santa Claus. For other uses, see Saint Nicholas (disambiguation).

"Nicholas of Myra" redirects here.

Not to be confused with Nicholas of Lyra.

Saint Nicholas of Myra^[a] (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343),^[3][4][b] also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greek descent from the maritime city of Patara in Anatolia (in modern-day Antalya Province, Turkey) during the time of the Roman Empire.^[7][8] Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nicholas the Wonderworker.^[c] Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, toymakers, unmarried people, and students in various c