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This weekend the St. Nicholas Greek Festival will return with music, food and fun for the first time since 2019.
Saint Nicholas of Myra [a] (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), [3] [4] [b] also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greek descent from the maritime city of Patara in Anatolia (in modern-day Antalya Province, Turkey) during the time of the Roman Empire.
In Greece, Saint Nicholas does not carry an especial association with gift-giving, as this tradition is carried over to St. Basil of Caesarea, celebrated on New Year's Day. St. Nicholas is the protector of sailors, he is considered the patron saint of the Greek Navy, military and merchant alike, and his day is marked by festivities aboard all ...
According to the Greek Herald, the boats are usually decorated on Dec. 6, the feast of St. Nicholas, who in addition to his Christmas connections also happens to be the patron saint of sailors.
The miraculous apparition of St. Nicholas at the First Ecumenical Council (325) [7] [note 9] The Wonderworking icon of St. Nicholas the Drenched of St. Sophia's Cathedral in Kiev. [7] Name Day of Royal Passion-Bearer Tsar Nicholas II (1918)
Here's what to expect at the 47th St. Nicholas Greek Festival presented by the families of the Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church in Portsmouth.
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By 1914 an influx of immigrants from Greece meant that the beginning of the congregation that would become St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church started using the building, and in 1917 The [Episcopal] Pro-Cathedral Church of the Nativity sold the property to St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox congregation.