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Sites devoted to, or with information about Saint Nicholas of Myra.

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• - Hagiography of St. Nicholas, archbishop of Myra. Tells the story of him striking Arius with his hand at First Nicaea.
  
• - Confessor, Archbishop of Myra. From Fr. Alban Butler's Lives of the Saints.
  
• - A tribute to the saint and a photograph of the ikon on the east wall of the north transept of the church.
  
• - An anonymous Greek account of the removal of the saint's body from Myra to Bari. Translated from a thirteenth-century manuscript.
  
• - Three accounts of the story of St. Nicholas: for infants through children age 8, children 8-14, and age 14 through adults. By Catherine Fournier.
  
• - The reason New Yorkers and Americans celebrate St. Nicholas is that Dutch immigrants brought their traditions about Sinter Klaas with them.
  
• - A post to rec.org.sca about various traditions surrounding St. Nicholas. By Susan Carroll-Clark.
  
• - Fourth-century bishop in Asia Minor. Also called St. Nicholas of Bari because his relics were translated there in the eleventh century.
  
• - Discover the truth of Santa Claus begins with Nicholas.
  
• - A breezy retelling of the story of St. Nicholas.
  
• - History, icon, and troparion hymn for their patron saint.
  
• - About travel in Myra today.
  
• - Recounts many pious legends about St. Nicholas.
  
• - "Little that withstands the scrutiny of modern eyes is known about this popular saint."
  
• - Information centered on the Orthodox Christian understanding and teaching about this Bishop of Myra in Lycia, patron saint of children, mariners, and Russia. Popular culture knows him as Santa Claus, Saint Nick, Sinter Klaus, and other names. Includes lin
  
• - A detailed history of the saint, the meaning of the name Santa Claus, and the origin of the Christmas stocking.
  
• - About St. Nicholas, and how he came to be the patron saint of such diverse groups of people.
  
• - Historical narrative tracing the history of Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra, to his final resting place in Bari, Italy.
  
• - A brief history. Hear the Apolitikion of Saint Nicholas using RealAudio player.
  
• - Excerpts from "The Life of Nicholas" by Symeon Metaphrastes.
  
• - The righteous St. Nicholas is the true personality behind Santa Claus or Baba Noel.
  
• - Short entry in the Columbia Encyclopedia.
  
• - For young children.
  
• - Profile of St. Nicholas. Illustrated. Gives as variants on the saint's name: Mikulas, Nicolas, Niklas, Klaus, Santa Claus, Nicholas of Bari, and Nicolaas.
  
• - From "The Golden Legend," by Jacobus de Voragine. William Caxton translation, slightly modernized.
  
• - A look at the real Santa Claus with references to many sites and Orthodox Christian icons.
  
• - Fairly long article about the bishop of Myra.
  
• - Bishop, Confessor. From the book "Lives of Saints", published by John J. Crawley.
  
• - Life of the Holy Hierarch and Wonderworker Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia. Long. With ikons.
  
  

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