"St Nick" meaning in English

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          "text": "This festivity may be slightly quaint in this country, but is not across much of Europe, where St Nick rides a white horse through the streets of cities such as Amsterdam, Brussels and Vienna, and children receive elaborate chocolate models of a jolly bearded bishop.",
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          "text": "In much of Europe, where the veneration of saints remains part of popular culture, St Nick appears in a variety of forms - in some cities he rides through the streets on a horse - and children receive models of a jolly bearded bishop.",
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