From the ancient tales of St. Nicholas to his modern, jolly incarnation, discover the enchanting evolution of the man in red. As we delve into St. Nicholas' early days, his secret acts of charity, and ...

Where did Santa come from? The Middle East. The original Santa Claus was St. Nicholas, an early Christian bishop who was born in 270, in what is now Turkey. His parents died when he was young ...

Our modern day version of Santa is actually a combination of various legends and traditions from around the world. The post Who is Santa Claus, Anyway? appeared first on Reader's Digest Canada.

NEW YORK (AP) — The white-bearded Christian saint whose acts of generosity inspired America’s secular Santa Claus figure is known worldwide — but Saint Nicholas' origin story is not.

he is our subject here. But before we present the true story of "Santa Claus" let us list some of the other Saint Nicholases: St. Nicholas of Flüe, Patron of Switzerland; St. Nicholas of ...

Saint Nicholas was born in Lycia in Asia Minor ... and is thus associated with Santa Claus in some countries. He died on December 6th in 346.

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Imagine flying dragons circling overhead and wooly mammoths and giant sloths crossing a glacier-laden, prehistoric landscape ...

AMSTERDAM - St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church has kept its doors open through the power of good food. Parishioners at the small congregation in Amsterdam help to make and sell traditional ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Mitchell Saxen’s 12 points helped Saint Mary’s defeat Santa Clara 67-54 on Wednesday night. Saxen also contributed five rebounds for the Gaels (19-3, 9-0 West ...