Throughout his life, Saint Nicholas lived in sacrifice, devotion and love. He was elected Bishop of the city of Myra by the people. Saint Nicholas was imprisoned during Emperor Diocletian’s persecution, but was later released by Emperor Constantine. He spends the remainder of his life helping the poor. He often disguised himself to bring gifts to poor children in villages. Once, St. Nicholas also gave gold to a poor father as a dowry for his three daughters. He died in 314, at the age of 34.
Today, many churches are named St. Nicholas, especially in Europe. The Santa Claus story really begins in Germany when St. Nicholas is called Kriss Kringle and becomes a symbol of the Christmas Season. After that, the legend Kriss Kringle spread to France and was called Père Noél by the French. Later, Dutch immigrants brought this legend with them to America where they established the “New Amsterdam” area, which is the “New York city” today. Then … year after year, “Santa Claus” from the Dutch name “Sinter Klass” was gradually called the camp to “Santa Claus” because of that.
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