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title: "St. Nicholas: Feast Day December 6 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-nicholas/
description: "St. Nicholas, Bishop, patron of children, sailors, and those in need. Remembered on December 6, died c. 343. Read their life in Bless."
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Bishop · Remembered on December 6

# St. Nicholas

St. Nicholas is remembered on December 6 in Bless’s calendar of saints. Traditionally invoked as patron of children, sailors, and those in need.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [December 6](https://blessbible.app/saints/december/#6) |
| Title | Bishop |
| Died | c. 343 |
| Patron of | [children](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#children), [sailors](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#sailors), [those in need](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#those-in-need) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Sunday, December 6, 2026](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-nicholas/#calendar) |

## Life

Bishop of Myra in Lycia, imprisoned in the last persecution and present, by tradition, at Nicaea. The stories the world loves — the three bags of gold tossed at night to dower three poor girls, the sailors saved, the children restored — made him the most popular saint of East and West alike, and, by long descent, the gift-bringer of Christmas.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Nicholas as patron of children, sailors, and those in need.

[Children](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#children) [Sailors](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#sailors) [Those in need](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#those-in-need)

### Saints with the same patronage

- [St. Peter González](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-peter-gonzalez/) sailors · April 14

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Nicholas. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Sunday, December 6, 2026](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2026/12/06/) | Second Sunday of Advent | Violet | Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11 · Psalm 85:9-10, 11-12, 13-14 · 2 Peter 3:8-14 · Luke 3:4, 6 · Mark 1:1-8 |
| [Monday, December 6, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/12/06/) | Monday of the Second Week of Advent | Violet | Isaiah 35:1-10 · Psalm 85:9ab and 10, 11-12, 13-14 · Luke 5:17-26 |
| [Wednesday, December 6, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/12/06/) | Wednesday of the First Week of Advent | Violet | Isaiah 25:6-10a · Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 · Matthew 15:29-37 |

Readings

Reading citations through May 31, 2027 are as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[December 5 St. Sabas](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-sabas/) [December 7 St. Ambrose](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-ambrose/)

[All the saints of December](https://blessbible.app/saints/december/) [Born on December 6?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#12-06) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Nicholas

Remembered on December 6

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-nicholas/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-nicholas/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-nicholas/#calendar)

In the app

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