NEW YORK — 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. The legends ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

So far this season, Mitchell Saxen puts up 10.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game, shooting 53.4% from the floor. Offensively, Paulius Murauskas puts up 13.0 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1 ...

Santa Clara is getting ready to host conference leader Saint Mary's Wednesday for a heated matchup between Bay Area foes. The Broncos (14-8) sit at fifth in the WCC heading into this week ...

Sporting gloves and a red ribbon to ward off evil, Ecuadoran police raiding a drug den apprehensively inspect an altar to Santa Muerte — a Mexican "death saint" adopted by local gangs as their ...