Did Rome name Santa Claus as a saint? On what grounds?

Question

Some people are confused whether Saint Nicholas is really a saint(of the catholics?)and they are normally named after miracles have been performed. So shoot!

Answer 1

Saint Nicholas (270-310) was at one time bishop of Myra, a town in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). He is supposed to have died on December 6 which is why his feast is celebrated on that date. Recognized for his great generosity, he is the patron saint of little children and school children.
The feast of Saint Nicholas was abolished in some European countries after the Protestant reformation of the XVIth century. The Dutch, however, have preserved this ancient Catholic custom, and small Dutch children still await the visit of Sinter Klaas (Saint Nicholas) on the night of December 6.
At the beginning of the XVIIth century, the Dutch emigrated to the United States and founded the colony of New Amsterdam which, in 1664, became New York. Over several decades, the Dutch custom of commemorating the feast of Saint Nicholas spread to the United States. Sinter Klaas quickly became Santa Claus for Americans. He rewarded deserving children and punished the difficult and unruly ones.
After several decades, Christian society found it more appropriate to bring this "children’s festival" closer to that of the Infant Jesus. Saint Nicholas henceforth makes his rounds of Christian families during the night of December 24.

Answer 2

Nicolas was a roman catholic Bishop in Myra, a small town in nowadays Turkey.
It is believed that Nicolas did some wonders. Hence he became a saint.
One of these stories told about him is that he brought some children back to life, when they were slaughtered by a butcher.
Another story is that one day he overheard some parent who couldn't pay the wedding for their daughters. Saint Nicolas threw some golden coins through the window.
Stories like this made saint Nicolas the patron saint of children and newly weds.
The supposed original grave of Saint Nicholas can be found in Myra Turkey. It is presumed that his body is transferred to Spain in the early medieval times.

Saint Nicolas died on december 6th, so that became his day in the calender of saints.

In Western Europe, especially in the Netherlands and in Belgium the evening before December 6th people give children and each other present in the name of Saint Nicolas. You are not suppose to know who gave it - after all: it's a present from Saint Nicolas. The presents are usually accompanied by a poem mocking some bad habits of the receiver of the presents. The receiver has to read the poem aloud, to much amusement of the hearers.

You can find more about him on wikipedia

Answer 3

Okay, here is the skinny on this. St. Nicholas really is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. He was a Greek bishop named Nikolas who was sent to the Netherlands to convert the people there. He was a very good, kind and generous man who, for Christmas, would give the small children of the area he was bishop of (called a diosease) a small gift of fresh fruit, which he would have sent to him from Rome (through some friends and family there). When he died, he went through the normal procedure to become a saint, but this was during the early middle ages and the procedure was not as arduous as it is today.

Answer 4

The POPE CANONIZES a saint number 1.

On what grounds is a legal term number 2.

Saint Nikolas was a Bishop, and is not the patron saint of children. A miracle doesn't have to happen to be canonzied as a saint. I could be a saint if I tried.


Gosh you people with you're judgments on Catholicism.. and yet you know nothing about it.

Answer 5

Saint Nicholas is the common name for Saint Nicholas of Myra, who had a reputation for secret gift-giving, but is now commonly identified with Santa Claus or Father Christmas. He lived in 4th century Myra in the Byzantine Empire's Lycia, the modern day Demre in the Antalya province of Turkey. This is as much as is generally known about him in the West.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_nicholas

Answer 6

Saint Nicholas replaced into. Saint Nicholas replaced right into a genuine individual. not sure if our Santa Claus is regarding him, because of the fact that he's fiction. Shhhhhh did I say that? do no longer choose to burst every physique's balloon right here. :)

Answer 7

To the best of my knowledge, he was not officially a saint. However, the name was given to him because he had the traits and characteristics of a saint, people were in awe of him and so he sort of became like an honorary one.

Answer 8

He's one of the greatest gift givers.

Answer 9

I believe it started in Germany.