Biography of st nicholas

Nicholas was born at Patara, a seaside town in Licia, in southern Turkey, in the third century.

St nicholas patron saint of

He came from a good family that raised him as a Christian. His life, from his earliest days, was marked by obedience. When he was orphaned at a young age, Nicholas, remembering the rich young man in the Gospel, used his inheritance to assist the needy, the sick, and the poor. He was elected Bishop of Myra, and under the emperor Diocletian was exiled and imprisoned.

After being freed, he attended the Council of Nicea in He died in Myra on 6 December Many stories have been handed down about Nicholas, all testifying to a life spent in service to the weak, the small, and the defenceless. One of the most ancient stories about Saint Nicholas involves a man with three daughters of marriageable age. The family was poor, and the young girls were in danger of being forced into prostitution, because their father could not afford to offer a suitable dowry.

With the money, the father was able to procure a marriage for his eldest daughter.