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What is Santa's proper name?
It could be Santa Claus, Father Christmas and Saint Nicholas
How was Saint Nicholas famous?
He was known for giving poor children presents, whose parents could not afford them.
Where was the real Saint Nicholas born?
We do not know with certainty where Nicholas of Myra was born. However, he served as a bishop in Myra in the Asia Minor (now modern Turkey) and could have also been born there.
Can you go see him in the north pole?
If you went to the North Pole, all that could be found would be snow, wind, and more snow. Santa Claus is the likeness of Saint Nicholas, the Patron Saint.
How old Saint Nicholas mood?
I can find no witnesses who are still alive who could testify to the mood of St. Nicholas of Myra 1600 years ago. I imagine he was not the 'Ho Ho Ho' type we portray him as today.
How is old Saint Nicholas' mood?
I can find no witnesses who are still alive who could testify to the mood of St. Nicholas of Myra 1600 years ago. I imagine he was not the 'Ho Ho Ho' type we portray him as today.
How did Saint Nicholas help three young girls to get married?
The father could not afford dowries for his daughters for his daughters to marry so he was planning to sell his daughters into prostitution. When Nicholas found out he secretly dropped the needed money into the man's home so he could pay the dowries.
Why did people like Saint Nicholas?
St. Nicholas was the Patron Saint of Children. He was an exceptionally kind man who did a number of wonderful acts such as: Bringing three murdered boys to life and protecting several sailors at sea by turning the ocean into calm from angry so they could get home safely. He also secretly gave money to a poor man so that he could provide dowries for his three daughters.
What did Saint Nicholas put in the stockings for the three daughters?
Saint Nicholas put gold coins in the stockings of the three daughters to serve as dowries so that they could get married. This act of generosity became the basis for the tradition of hanging stockings by the fireplace that is practiced during Christmas time.
In legend what did Saint Nicholas drop down the chimney?
Nicholas learned of a poor man who had three daughters who could not afford to pay dowries for them to marry. He planned to sell his daughters into prostitution. Nicholas came late at night, on three different occasions, and dropped a bag of gold coins down the chimney so the man would have a dowry for each daughter.
Is Saint Nick real?
Saint Nickolas of Myra was real. He was a 4th century Catholic bishop in Myra, a town in a Greek colony in what is now modern Turkey. Santa Claus is a fictional character very loosely based on the man Saint Nicholas. However, the real Nicholas did not live at the North Pole and had no elves, sleigh or reindeer.
Was Nicholas Cage in the movie it can happen to you?
Nicholas Cage and Bridget Fonda starred in "It Could Happen to You"
