The Saint Who Would Be Santa Claus: The True Life and Trials of Nicholas of Myra by Adam C. English

The Saint Who Would Be Santa Claus: The True Life and Trials of Nicholas of Myra Adam C. English ebook
Publisher: Baylor University Press
ISBN: 9781602586345
Format: pdf
Page: 242

He taught the Nicholas made an extended pilgrimage to Jerusalem and the Holy Land where he decided to live a solitary life dedicated to God like monks of the time. Dec 19, 2012 - Santa Claus and Gift-giving. Dec 24, 2013 - This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger. €Upon hearing of a merchant who went bankrupt and that creditors were about to take his daughters, Saint Nicholas threw money in the window at night to provide a dowry for the daughters to get married, thus saving them from a life of prostitution. Dec 4, 2011 - Santa Claus is synonymous with the culture of Christmas, but before the common image of a fat man in read coat guzzling down Coca-Cola, he was a real man known as Saint Nicholas of Myra. However, after The church was subjected to perhaps its worst and most dreadful hour of trial. Dec 11, 2013 - While its true that Santa's been used to sell everything from cola to cars, the evolution of Saint Nicholas to our modern Santa is a rich tale that reaches back to the early days of Christianity. My colleague William Federer offered a brief history of the very real St. Dec 7, 2012 - We should invoke St. Young Nicholas The earliest Reluctantly, the captains did as Nicholas bid and not only was their cargo miraculously restored but the unloaded grain increased as well providing enough grain for bread to feed everyone through two more years of famine! Adam's book is called The Saint Who Would Be Santa Claus: The True Life and Trials of Nicholas of Myra · Play Audio. Nicholas for the crushing defeat of all heresies and all the deadly ideologies that have cost the lives of millions over the last century. A man who was at the Council of Nicea and his reputation as a generous man is still remembered today. Nicholas of Myra, Archbishop, was not merely Santa Claus. Nicholas, who is at the root of the modern Santa Claus. It is said that the origin for the mysterious benefactor of Christmas night: Knecht Ruprecht, Pelzmärtel on a wooden horse, St. Nicholas, or Father Christmas, comes from Saints However, that is only part of the story, and it would not be fair not to give due acknowledgment to the individual most certainly more responsible than any other for the “Santa Claus” phenomenon, namely, Saint Nicholas of Myra. English, associate professor of religion at North Carolina's Campbell University, explores that question and much more in his new book "The Saint Who Would Be Santa Claus: The True Life and Trials of Nicholas of Myra.