The original Santa Claus was St. Nicholas, an early Christian bishop ... In 1809, Washington Irving wrote a history of New York in which he introduced “Sinter Klaas” to America as a kindly ...

But whether the stories are true is not so much the point, said Ayo, an 89-year-old retired Notre Dame University professor named after St. Nicholas. “There’s no Santa Claus that lands on the ...

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 ...

His reputation as a gift-giver steadily boomed and gave rise to the icon of Santa Claus. Centuries later, Roman emperor Theodosius II ordered the creation of the Church of St. Nicholas at the ...

who is heading the excavation team through Hatay Mustafa Kemal University's Department of Art History. The discovery was made at St. Nicholas Church in the Demre district of Antalya, Turkey ...

Nick, Santa or Kris Kringle, the history of how he got his name ... Père Noël, St. Nicholas, Babbo Natale, Santa Claus: The jolly old man with a white beard is an unmistakable figure around ...

Santa Claus has a special post office in the German town of Himmelpfort. When Old St. Nicholas receives letters from children, he and his helpers will respond back in various languages ...