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Saint Nicholas (Greek: Άγιος Νικόλαος, ayios nicholaos) (–6 December ),^[1][2] or Nikolaos of Myra, was the Bishop of Myra.

He was born in the Greekcolony^[3] of Patara, in Asia Minor. Myra is near Antalya, in modern-day Turkey.

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In the 11th century, his remains were taken to Bari, Italy, to save them from Turkish (Muslim) invaders.

He is the patron saint of very many groups, including thieves and murderers. So far as is known, what he did in that respect was to protect the falsely accused.^[4]

He is venerated in both Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Churches.

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His parents were relatively well-off. Nicholas is said to have distributed his fortune among the poor. This is relatively well documented.

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Less documented deeds of his include saving children from drowning. Nicholas saved young girls from being made prostitutes (because their fathers did not have the money for a dowry). He hel