Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, the Wonderworker, patron of sailors, children, and travellers.
St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, lived in the fourth century and is one of the most beloved saints of the Church. Renowned for secret almsgiving — according to tradition he saved three daughters of a poor man from ruin by gifts of gold given at night — he was a defender of the innocent and of the true faith in the age of the First Ecumenical Council.
He is the patron of sailors and travelers, of children, and of countless churches and towns across the Orthodox world, and his relics rest in Bari in Italy. His feast is kept on December 6.
Feast day
On the New Calendar, Nicholas the Wonderworker is commemorated on December 6. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on December 19 of the civil calendar.
Who celebrates a name day
People with these names keep their name day on this feast:
Nikolaos, Nikos, Nikolas, Nikola, Nicolas, Nicholas, Nick, Nikoulas, Niko, Klaus, Claus, Cola, Kola, Nikoleta, Nikoletta, Nicoletta, Nicole, Nikolina
Also commemorated on December 6
Antony of Siya
Venerable, Αντώνιος ο εν Σιήσκω
Venerable Antony of Siya, founder of a monastery in the Russian north.
Nilus of Stolbensk
Venerable, Νείλος της Στολοβνόε
Venerable Nilus, hermit of Stolobny island on Lake Seliger.
Icon: public domain image from Wikimedia Commons.
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