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 ...

the 4th century Bishop of Myra who, as a nursing infant, fasted on holy days and whose bones were stolen after his death. Instead of a “right jolly old elf,” St. Nicholas is the patron saint ...

St. Nicholas, called by the people Nicholas the ... In his youth he moved with his family to the port city of Myra, where he lived his whole life. Nicholas did miracles during his lifetime ...

Saint Nicholas was born in Lycia in Asia Minor ... anything historically certain about him except that he was Bishop of Myra in the fourth century. As a young man he is said to have made a ...

There are several Saint Nicholases, two of whom, found in many a Saints' dictionary is actually the same Saint, that of St. Nicholas of Bari and Myra, because he was given the first name last ...