page_title: Saint Nicholas
section_title: Life
hierarchical_section_title: Saint Nicholas / Life
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Nikolaus von Myra rettet drei unschuldig zum Tode Verurteilte. English: Saint Nicholas of Myra saves three innocents from death. Español: San Nicolás de Myra salva a tres inocentes de morir. Русский: Николай Мирликийский избавляет от смерти трёх невинно осуждённых. Српски / srpski: Свети Никола епископ Мире спашава троје невиних од смрти. Українська: Святий Миколай, єпископ Мир Ликійських, рятує від смерті трьох невинно засуджених.
context_page_description: Saint Nicholas, or Nikolaos of Myra, was the Bishop of Myra.
  He was born in the Greek colony of Patara, in Asia Minor. Myra is near Antalya, in modern-day Turkey.
  In the 11th century, his remains were taken to Bari, Italy, to save them from Turkish 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.
  He is venerated in both Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Churches.
context_section_description: His parents were relatively well-off. Nicholas is said to have distributed his fortune among the poor. This is relatively well documented. 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 helped seamen in a storm and saved a child that was abducted.
  In the Eastern Orthodox Church, Saint Nicholas of Myra is a very prominent figure. Very often, the third large icon on the Iconostasis in Orthodox churches is devoted to him. The other two are usually devoted to Jesus, and to Mary with the child.
caption: Saint Nicholas saves three innocents from death is a painting by Ilya Yefimovich Repin, done in 1888
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