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When Is St. Nicholas Day 2011?

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Icon of Saint Nicholas of Myra, bishop. (Photo © Slava Gallery, LLC; used with permission.)

Icon of Saint Nicholas of Myra, bishop and wonderworker. St. Nicholas Day is December 6.

(Photo © Slava Gallery, LLC; used with permission.)
Question: When Is St. Nicholas Day 2011?
St. Nicholas Day celebrates the life of Saint Nicholas of Myra, a fourth-century bishop best known today as the real-life model for Santa Claus. What is the date of St. Nicholas Day 2011?
Answer: St. Nicholas Day falls on Tuesday, December 6, 2011.

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