St. Nicholas Research Paper

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The man we know as Santa Claus has a history all his own. Today, he is thought of mainly as the jolly man in red, but his story stretches all the way back several centuries. Just like many urban legends there are many stories of St. Nicholas and its hard to tell which of them is true. One story that is thought is: St. Nicholas was a Bishop who lived in the fourth century AD in a place called Myra in Asia Minor (now called Turkey). His parents died and left him a huge amount of money. Because he was known as a very nice man and a reputation for helping the poor and giving secret gifts to people who needed it he would give many gifts to the people in need. Another is that he rose to prominence among the saints because he was the patron of

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