Saint Nicholas (disambiguation)
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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 folk legend
- Saint Nicholas, a gift-bringing figure in Europe
- Saint Nicholas Day, the feast day of the saint
Eastern Orthodox
- Nicholas (died 320), one of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
- Nicholas of Sion (died 564) early Christian saint
- Nicholas the Pilgrim (1075–1094), also known as Nicholas of Trani, fool for Christ
- Nicholas Kabasilas (c. 1322–1392), Byzantine mystic, theological writer and priest
- Nicholas of Lesvos (died 1463), Greek deacon and new martyr
- Nicholas of Japan (1836–1912), Russian archbishop and missionary who introduced Eastern Orthodoxy to Japan
- Nicholas II of Russia (1868–1918), also known as Nicholas the Passion-Bearer, last emperor of Russia
- Nicholas Planas of Athens (1851–1932), Greek priest, feast day February 17 and March 2
- Nicholas of Ohrid and Žiča (1881–1956), also known as Nikolaj Velimirović, Serbian bishop and writer
Roman Catholic
- Pope Nicholas I (c. 800–867), also known as Nicholas the Great, bishop of Rome from 858 to 867
- Nicholas of Tolentino (c. 1246–1303), Italian mystic
- Nicholas of Flüe (1417–1487), Swiss hermit and ascetic
- Nicholas Pieck (1534–1572), Dutch martyr
- Nicholas Owen (martyr) (c. 1550–1606), English martyr
- Niels of Aarhus (before 1157–1180), Danish prince
