Editing Saint Nicholas (section)

=== Family and background ===
Accounts of Saint Nicholas's life agree on the essence of his story, but modern historians disagree regarding how much of this story is actually rooted in historical fact.{{sfn|Blacker|Burgess|Ogden|2013|page=249}} Traditionally, Nicholas was born in the city of [[Patara, Lycia|Patara]] ([[Lycia et Pamphylia]]), a port on the [[Mediterranean Sea]],<ref name=" Collins, Ace 2009 121 " /> in [[Asia Minor]] in the Roman Empire, to a wealthy family of [[Greeks in Turkey#History|Greek]] Christians.{{sfn|Blacker|Burgess|Ogden|2013|page=249}}<ref>{{cite book |author= Domenico, Roy Palmer |title= The regions of Italy: a reference guide to history and culture |url= https://archive.org/details/regionsitalyrefe00dome |url-access= limited |publisher= Greenwood Publishing Group |year= 2002 |page=[https://archive.org/details/regionsitalyrefe00dome/page/n36 21] |isbn= 0-313-30733-4 |quote= Saint Nicholas (Bishop of Myra) replaced Sabino as the patron saint of the city… A Greek from what is now Turkey, he lived in the early fourth century.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author= Burman, Edward |title= Emperor to emperor: Italy before the Renaissance |publisher= Constable |year= 1991 |page=126 |isbn= 0-09-469490-7 |quote= For although he is the patron saint of Russia, and the model for a northern invention such as Santa Claus, Nicholas of Myra was a Greek.}}</ref><ref name=" Ingram, W. Scott; Ingram, Asher 2004 24 ">{{cite book |author1=Ingram, W. Scott |author2=Ingram, Asher, Scott |author3=Robert |title= Greek Immigrants |publisher=Infobase Publishing |year= 2004 |page=24 |isbn=9780816056897 |quote=The original Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas, was a Greek born in Asia Minor (now modern Turkey) in the fourth century. He was very religious from an early age and devoted his life to Christianity.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author= Lanzi, Gioia |title= Saints and their symbols: recognizing saints in art and in popular images |publisher= Liturgical Press |year= 2004 |page=111 |isbn= 0-8146-2970-9 |quote= Nicholas was born around 270 AD in Patara on the coast of what is now western Turkey. }}</ref><ref name=" Collins, Ace 2009 121 " /> According to some accounts, his parents were named Epiphanius ({{lang|el|Ἐπιφάνιος}}, {{transliteration|el|''Epiphánios''}}) and Johanna ({{lang|el|Ἰωάννα}}, {{transliteration|el|''Iōánna''}}),<ref>{{cite book |author= Lanzi, Gioia |title= Saints and their symbols: recognizing saints in art and in popular images |publisher= Liturgical Press |year= 2004 |page=111 |isbn= 0-8146-2970-9 |quote= Nicholas was born around 270 AD in Patara on the coast of what is now western Turkey; his parents were Epiphanius and Joanna. }}</ref> but, according to others, they were named Theophanes ({{lang|el|Θεοφάνης}}, {{transliteration|el|''Theophánēs''}}) and Nonna ({{lang|el|Νόννα}}, {{transliteration|el|''Nónna''}}).<ref name=" Collins, Ace 2009 121 " /> In some accounts, Nicholas's uncle was the bishop of the city of [[Myra]], also in Lycia. Recognizing his nephew's calling, Nicholas's uncle ordained him as a priest.{{sfn|Ferguson|1976|page=136}}