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Hearken to the true story of Nicholas, the Saint of Sailors who became a bishop of Myra. Nicholas was born to a wealthy wheat merchant at Patara in late-second century Turkey, around 300AD.

But for Greater Cincinnatians, a special day in early December is when the real festivities begin. The Feast of St. Nicholas, fondly referred to by many across the region as St. Nick's Day ...

Did he ever live on this earth like other folk? Was he a real person? Yes; Saint Nicholas, whose feast day is observed by the Church on December sixth, is the great and good Saint who first acted ...