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Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nicholas the Wonderworker. Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, toymakers, unmarried people, and students in various cities and countries around Europe.
St. Nicholas Avenue and St. Nicholas Terrace, streets in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, an area originally settled by Dutch farmers, were named for St. Nicholas of Myra. The name later was taken for nearby St. Nicholas Park, located at the intersection of St. Nicholas Avenue and 127th Street. [113]
Sailors - Botolph, Brendan the Navigator, [5] Elizabeth Seton, Erasmus of Formiae, [5] Nicholas of Myra, Peter the Apostle, Phocas the Gardener. Sailors in Brittany - Maturinus; French Canadian voyagers and sailors - Andrew the Apostle; Salespeople - Lucy; Scholars - Brigid of Ireland; School children - Isidore of Seville, Madeleine Sophie Barat
Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, prostitutes, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, unmarried people, and students in various cities and countries around Europe.
Sinterklaas (Dutch: [ˌsɪntərˈklaːs] ⓘ) or Sint-Nicolaas (Dutch: [sɪnt ˈnikoːlaːs] ⓘ) is a legendary figure based on Saint Nicholas, patron saint of children.Other Dutch names for the figure include De Sint ("The Saint"), De Goede Sint ("The Good Saint") and De Goedheiligman ("The Good Holy Man").
Sep. 26—The Helping Hands Children's Ministry will host a Blessing of the Animals service at 6 p.m. Oct. 4 in the courtyard of St. Nicholas' Episcopal Church. "We join churches around the world ...