where was st nicholas born

St. Nicholas was traditionally said to have been born in the ancient seaport city of Patara in the region of Lycia, in what is now southwestern Turkey.

Quick Scoop

• St. Nicholas’s birthplace is Patara, a harbor city in the Roman province of Lycia on the Mediterranean coast.

• That area corresponds today to Antalya Province in modern Turkey.

• He later became bishop of Myra (near today’s Demre, also in Turkey), which is why he is often called “Nicholas of Myra.”

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