ST Nicholas is the patron saint of what countries?

Answer 1

Holland!

well, I was close. He's the patron saint of sailors, and
the city of Amsterdam.http://www.internet-at-work.com/hos_mcgrane/holidays/abhishek.html

Also the patron saint of unwed maidens (he used to give dowrys away to girls too poor to afford one)
http://www.domestic-church.com/CONTENT.DCC/19981101/SAINTS/nicholas.htm

Also the patron saint of Apulia (Italy)http://www.stnicholascenter.org/Brix?pageID=38

Also, I found this exerpt:

The accounts are unanimous that St. Nicholas died and was buried in his episcopal city of Myra, and by the time of Justinian there was a basilica built in his honor at Constantinople. An anonymous Greek wrote in the tenth century that, "the West as well as the East acclaims and glorifies him. Wherever there are people, in the country and the town, in the villages, in the isles, in the furthest parts of the earth, his name is revered and churches are built in his honor. Images of him are set up, panegyrics preached and festivals celebrated. All Christians, young and old, men and women, boys and girls, reverence his memory and call upon his protection. And his favors, which know no limit of time and continue from age to age, are poured out over all the earth; the Scythians know them, as do the Indians and the barbarians, the Africans as well as the Italians." When Myra and its great shrine finally passed into the hands of the Saracens, several Italian cities saw this as an opportunity to acquire the relics of St. Nicholas for themselves. There was great competition for them between Venice and Bari. The last-named won, the relics were carried off under the noses of the lawful Greek custodians and their Mohammedan masters, and on May 9, 1087 were safety landed at Bari, a not inappropriate home seeing that Apulia in those days still had large Greek colonies. A new church was built to shelter them and the pope, Bd. Urban II, was present at their enshrining. Devotion to St. Nicholas was known in the West long before his relics were brought to Italy, but this happening naturally greatly increased his veneration among the people, and miracles were as freely attributed to his intercession in Europe as they had been in Asia. At Myra "the venerable body of the bishop, embalmed as it was in the good ointments of virtue exuded a sweet smelling myrrh, which kept it from corruption and proved a health giving remedy against sickness to the glory o f him who had glorified Jesus Christ, our true God." The translation of the relics did not interrupt this phenomenon, and the "manna of St. Nicholas" is said to flow to this day. It was one of the great attractions which drew pilgrims to his tomb from all parts of Europe.

Which ends saying the Russians venerated him the most.http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=371

Answer 2

St. Rocco St Erotis, burned alive in Greece interior the early 4th century i assume that a slag is a derogatory term for a prostitute? St Mary Magdalene St Afra, a prostitute who became murdered for turning from that 'commerce' and became killed with the aid of fact she discovered Christ and does no longer bypass lower back to her former existence of slavery or renounce Christ St Mary of Egypt, who found out that her existence of whoring became degrading and unfavourable and grew to become in repentance to Jesus Sts Peter Julian Eymard, Vincent de paul and maximum of others who based communities to help women persons trapped in human trafficking to locate the thank you to stay

Answer 3

The North Pole.

Answer 4

Russia, Switzerland and the Netherlands.

Answer 5

Turkey i think . but was changed to Sweden later because of the weather.