St. Nicholas the Wonderworker is known all over the world as a defender of the weak and the poor, the raw and the offended. He was famous for his extraordinary kindness, all his life he helped people .. And he did it in secret, so that sometimes a person did not even realize that he was helped by St. Nicholas. His life is an example of calm godly wisdom .. He lived to a very old age and on icons and in legends is represented by a wise gray-bearded old man .. During his lifetime, Saint Nicholas was known for his miracles. He healed the sick, including his own mother, tamed the sea element, appeared to people in a dream, inclining them to pious deeds. He was able to perform a great miracle - to resurrect a dead person from the dead. St. Nicholas patronizes wanderers and sailors, merchants and unmarried women . But most of all, St. Nicholas is known as the patron saint of children. The image of St. Nicholas bestowing children on Christmas, miraculously, secretly putting gifts under the Christmas tree, is often identified with Santa Claus or Santa Claus. There are a lot of great legends about this image of a good magician ..