
6 December is the feast day for St. Nikolay Chudotvorets, miracle-maker and "most merciful of the saints," patron of sailors, fishermen, and traders.
So, to honor St Nikolay Chudotvorets and to commemorate the victory over the Turks, Commander in Chief of the Black Sea Fleet Grygoriy Potemkyn-Tavrycheskyy named the new city Nikolaev.