The bishops listened respectfully. As Arius vigorously continued, Nicholas became more and more agitated. Finally, he could no longer bear what he believed was essential being attacked.

The Feast of St. Nicholas, fondly referred to by many across the region as St. Nick's Day, takes place annually Dec. 6. Though the holiday involves stockings and small gifts, it is separate from ...

TASS/. The traditional Feast of St. Nicholas under the Orthodox calendar was celebrated in the Italian city of Bari (Apulia), where relics of St. Nicholas are kept and the Orthodox parish of the ...

Sant Nikolas in German or Sinterklaas in Dutch. It led me to reminisce how I anticipated this feast as a child. We would set our shoes by ...

Although the Lord even now lives with us visibly, He guides His flock through those ordained by the Holy Spirit to be our pastors and archpastors, among whom was St Nicholas, in whose church we stand ...

Saint Nicholas was born in Lycia in Asia Minor. He is one of the most popular saints of the Church, even though there is scarcely anything historically certain about him except that he was Bishop ...

The family had just sailed to Vyshgorod to celebrate the feast day of St. Boris and St. Gleb. Grieving over their drowned baby, the parents prayed to St. Nicholas to perform a miracle. The next ...

The legend of St Nicholas travelled far and wide, reaching the Germanic regions of the world – where a feast would be held in celebration of Sint Nikolaas. The night before the feast ...

who the mother had invited in order to take St. Nicholas out of Zoë’s hands. But neither were they able to pull the icon away from Zoë’s petrified hands. 3. The Hieromonk Seraphim from the Glinsk ...

The legend of St Nicholas travelled far and wide, reaching the Germanic regions of the world – where a feast would be held in celebration of Sint Nikolaas. The night before the feast ...