ST. NICHOLAS:

THE REAL SANTA CLAUS

STORY CHAPTER LINKS
1. STORY PREFACE
2. NICHOLAS OF MYRA
3. THE LEGENDS OF SAINT NICHOLAS
4. SAINT NICHOLAS OF BARI
5. SAINT NICHOLAS, GIVER OF GIFTS
6. SINTERKLAAS VISITS AMERICA
7. "A VISIT FROM SAINT NICHOLAS"
8. USED AND RECOMMENDED SOURCES

PREFACE

Would you please tell her that you're
not really Santa Claus? That there
actually is no such person?


Dorey Walker
Miracle on 34th Street

Turns out, Mrs. Walker was wrong. There actually was such a person. His name was Nicholas of Myra. He lived in Asia Minor (now Turkey) in the 4th century.

Want to know about the true origins of Saint Nicholas (also known today as Santa Claus)? Join us on this virtual journey. You may learn a few things that surprise you.

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Author: Carole D. Bos, J.D.


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