Nicholas of Bari

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Nicholas of Bari is a 4th-century Christian bishop and saint, famed for his generosity, miracles, and as the historical figure behind the legend of Santa Claus.

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Label Occurrences
Nicholas of Bari canonical 2

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Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 4th-century bishop ⓘ
Christian saint ⓘ
bishop ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Nicholas of Myra ⓘ
Nicholas the Wonderworker ⓘ
Saint Nicholas ⓘ
St. Nicholas ⓘ
associatedLegend providing dowries for three impoverished maidens ⓘ
resurrecting murdered children ⓘ
saving sailors during a storm ⓘ
associatedWith legend of Santa Claus ⓘ
birthEmpire Roman Empire ⓘ
birthPlace Patara ⓘ
birthRegion Lycia ⓘ
canonizationStatus pre-congregation ⓘ
centuryActive 4th century ⓘ
deathEmpire Roman Empire ⓘ
deathPlace Myra ⓘ
deathRegion Lycia ⓘ
denomination Early Christianity ⓘ
feastDay 19 December (Julian calendar observance) ⓘ
6 December ⓘ
givenName Nicholas ⓘ
iconographicAttribute bishop’s vestments ⓘ
children at his feet ⓘ
crozier ⓘ
mitre ⓘ
three golden balls or bags of gold ⓘ
inspired figure of Santa Claus ⓘ
notableFor charity to the poor ⓘ
generosity ⓘ
miracles ⓘ
secret gift-giving ⓘ
patronage Bari ⓘ
Greece ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
children ⓘ
merchants ⓘ
sailors ⓘ
students ⓘ
the poor ⓘ
travelers ⓘ
positionHeld Bishop of Myra ⓘ
relicsLocation Bari ⓘ
Basilica di San Nicola ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
title Confessor ⓘ
Wonderworker ⓘ
veneratedIn Anglican Communion ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
Lutheran Churches ⓘ
linked to: Lutheranism

Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nicholas the Wonderworker → alsoKnownAs → Nicholas of Bari ⓘ
Verona Cathedral → hasPortalSculptor → Nicholas of Bari ⓘ