St. Nicholas, in the year 322 was already bishop of Mira, a city located in Lycia, province of the Byzantine Empire, which is located in present-day Turkey. Nicholas had come to the port to mediate between the soldiers of Constantine’s troops and the local people, exasperated by the harassment of the military. Nicholas, invited to...
Many of the wonders attributed to St Nicholas, patron saint of children and students, have to do with children. It is said that Nicholas was travelling to the Council of Nicaea. After stopping in a tavern, he was presented with a fish dish, according to the innkeeper. Inspired by God, he realized that it was...
The miraculous column is a reddish column preserved in a corner of the crypt where the remains of St. Nicholas rest. Until 1953 it was part of the colonnade surrounding the tomb of the Saint. This column is called “miraculous” for its alleged thaumaturgical properties. It is at the center of one of the most...
The gift to the three poor girls is perhaps one of the most famous episodes in the life of St. Nicholas, so much so as to be mentioned by Thomas Aquinas and Dante Alighieri. According to tradition, the young Saint Nicholas had heard of the sad story of a neighbor of his with three young...
