saint nicholas

الإنجليزية - التركية

الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية

تعريف saint nicholas في الإنجليزية الإنجليزية القاموس.: A 4th century Greek bishop from Anatolia; The patron saint of children; The patron saint of the marines in the Orthodox tradition; The American, Latin American, and British variant of the European folk myth of Saint Nicholas, explaining the source of Christmas presents given to children on Christmas Day; St. Nicholas, bishop in Asia Minor in the 4th century, patron saint of Russia, protector of children, figure associated with Santa Claus; Santa Claus. or Santa Claus flourished 4th century, Myra, Lycia, Asia Minor; feast day December 6 Minor saint associated with Christmas. Probably bishop of Myra, he is reputed to have provided dowries for three poor girls to save them from prostitution and to have restored to life three children who had been chopped up by a butcher. He became the patron saint of Russia and Greece, of charitable fraternities and guilds, and of children, sailors, unmarried girls, merchants, and pawnbrokers. After the Reformation his cult disappeared in all the Protestant countries of Europe except Holland, where he was known as Sinterklaas. Dutch colonists brought the tradition to New Amsterdam (now New York City), and English-speaking Americans adopted him as Santa Claus, who is believed to live at the North Pole and to bring gifts to children at Christmas; a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)