São Nicolau (Mesão Frio)
São Nicolau, meaning "Saint Nicholas" in Portuguese, may refer to the following places: Brazil *São Nicolau (Rio Grande do Sul), a municipality of the state of Rio Grande do Sul *São Nicolau River, a river in the state of Piauí Cape Verde *São Nicolau, Cape Verde, an island Portugal *São Nicolau (Lisbon), a parish of the municipality of Lisbon *São Nicolau (Porto), a parish of the municipality of Porto *São Nicolau (Marco de Canaveses), a parish of the municipality of Marco de Canaveses * São Nicolau (Mesão Frio), a parish of the municipality of Mesão Frio * São Nicolau (Santarém), a parish of the municipality of Santarém. See also *Saint Nicholas (other) Saint Nicholas was a 4th-century saint and Greek Bishop of Myra. Saint Nicholas or Saint Nick may also refer to: *Santa Claus or Saint Nicholas, a western folk legend inspired by the saint *Sinterklaas or Sint-Nicolaas, the Dutch variant of the fo ...

Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas of Myra, ; la, Sanctus Nicolaus (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greeks, Greek descent from the maritime city of Myra in Asia Minor (; modern-day Demre, Turkey) during the time of the Roman Empire. Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nicholas the Wonderworker. Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, unmarried people, and students in various cities and countries around Europe. His reputation evolved among the pious, as was common for early Christian saints, and his legendary habit of secret gift-giving gave rise to the traditional model of Santa Claus ("Saint Nick") through Sinterklaas. Little is known about the historical Saint Nicholas. The earliest accounts of his life were written centuries after his death and probably contain legendary elaborations. He is ...
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