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 interces...

The St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, officially the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine, [1] is a church and shrine in the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It is administered by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and has been developed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey , based ...

The Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, founded in 1916, was part of the vibrant multi-ethnic neighborhood that became overshadowed by the World Trade Center. The Church was ultimately destroyed on 9/11 when the South Tower collapsed.

Mar 3, 2025 · Saint Nicholas, one of the most popular minor saints who is now traditionally associated with the festival of Christmas. In many countries children receive gifts on December 6, St. Nicholas Day. He is one of the patron saints of children and of sailors.

Feb 7, 2025 · Nicholas is the mother Cathedral and seat of the Metropolitan of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. It is also the first community established by St. Raphael of Brooklyn in 1895. 2024 marks the 129th anniversary of …

Welcome to Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at the World Trade Center in New York City. We are a community of faith resurrected within the rebuilt World Trade Center, more than twenty years after the horrific day of 9/11.

St. Nicholas of Myra Orthodox Church is a parish of the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese (ACROD) of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.

ST NICHOLAS ORTHODOX CHURCH of the A Parish of the Orthodox Church in America located in Whitestone, NY

He is known to be the Patron Saint of Sailors, Children and of the Innocent. Stories of him saving three sisters from being sold into slavery by paying their dowrys and bringing three children back to life are ancient lore told when describing his saintly life.

Dec 5, 2024 · The legend of jolly old St. Nicholas evolved into Santa Claus in Christmas tradition, but who was St. Nicholas? Mark Wilson, author of the Site-Seeing column “The Hometown of Santa Claus” in the November/December 2017 issue of BAR, examines below the texts and traditions related to the fourth-century bishop of Myra in Lycian Turkey. Wilson ...