{"id":17387,"date":"2020-12-06T10:00:29","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T18:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/?p=17387"},"modified":"2020-11-30T22:48:35","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T06:48:35","slug":"st-nicholas-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/st-nicholas-day\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Nicholas Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Saint Nicholas of Myra<\/b><\/sup> (traditionally 15 March 270 \u2013 6 December 343),\u00a0also known as\u00a0Nicholas of Bari<\/b>, was an\u00a0early Christian\u00a0bishop\u00a0of\u00a0Greek descent\u00a0from the maritime city of\u00a0Myra\u00a0in\u00a0Asia Minor\u00a0(Greek:\u00a0\u039c\u03cd\u03c1\u03b1<\/span>; modern-day\u00a0Demre,\u00a0Turkey) during the time of the\u00a0Roman Empire. <\/sup>Because of the many\u00a0miracles\u00a0attributed to his\u00a0intercession, he is also known as\u00a0Nicholas the Wonderworker<\/b>. <\/sup>Saint Nicholas is the\u00a0patron saint\u00a0of sailors, merchants,\u00a0archers, repentant thieves, prostitutes, children, brewers,\u00a0pawnbrokers, unmarried people, and students in various cities and countries around Europe. His reputation evolved among the faithful, as was common for\u00a0early Christian saints, and his legendary habit of secret gift-giving gave rise to the traditional model of\u00a0Santa Claus\u00a0(“Saint Nick”) through\u00a0Sinterklaas.<\/p>\n

For More Information<\/strong>: St. Nicholas<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Saint Nicholas of Myra (traditionally 15 March 270 \u2013 6 December 343),\u00a0also known as\u00a0Nicholas of Bari, was an\u00a0early Christian\u00a0bishop\u00a0of\u00a0Greek descent\u00a0from the maritime city of\u00a0Myra\u00a0in\u00a0Asia Minor\u00a0(Greek:\u00a0\u039c\u03cd\u03c1\u03b1; modern-day\u00a0Demre,\u00a0Turkey) during the time of the\u00a0Roman Empire. Because of the many\u00a0miracles\u00a0attributed to his\u00a0intercession, he is also known as\u00a0Nicholas the Wonderworker. 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