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St. Nicholas was special because he valued childen, and especially girls at a time when they were not generally valued. By giving money for dowries to poor girls, he prevented their families from selling their daughters into prostitution to survive, and instead gave them opportunity to marry well and have good lives. Selling daughters into prostitution is a very old practice, and still continues today in many poor countries around the world. The reason is usually poverty - the family cannot continue to feed daughters who bring in no income, and they cannot marry them off without a dowry.
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What year did nicholas become a saint?
Saint Nicholas lived around 300AD or so; the church did not formally declare saints until around 1000 AD or so; however, Nicholas was accepted as a saint by Christians probably around 400 or 500AD. The Catholic church recognizes him as Saint
What did Saint Paul do to make him special?
To learn about the life of St. Paul and what makes him so special click on the link below to a biography.
Who is Santa Claus based on?
Saint Nicholas or Kris Kringle
What makes Kentucky special?
what makes kentucky so special
Where did Santa get his name from?
We got this pronunciation from the French for "Saint Nicholas". Let me show you: In French, Saint Nicholas is pronounced, 'Sant Ni-klaws'. Now we have Sant -ni-claus, or simply, Santniclaus. Drop out the 'n' because it is hard to say, and you have, "Santiclaus", or simply, "Santa Claus".
What is Saint Nicholas famous for?
Saint Nicholas was famous for..Well he has a reputaion for secret gift giving and so he is now identifyed as 'Santa Claus' Who doesn't know who he is he gives presents to nice people on Christmas-eve
What makes colombia special?
it makes it special because is so peacefull
Did Saint Nicholas suffer?
Saint Nicholas is believed to have endured suffering and hardship during his life, especially as a Christian bishop in a time of persecution. He was imprisoned and reportedly faced torture for his faith. Despite these challenges, he continued to show compassion and generosity to others.
What was so important that Saint Nicholas did on December 6?
As far as we know, nothing of importance happened to Nicholas that day. It just happens to be the date chosen for his memorial. It may be the day that Nicholas died but there is no proof of that.
What makes the colonial Georgia so special?
what makes Georgia special is that it's just so wonderful!
Where does Saint Nicholas live?
He has been dead more that 1600 years so currently lives in Heaven.
How did Santa Claus become a Claus?
Claus is a diminutive of the name Nicholas , so it means Saint Nich.
