Santa Claus believers can rejoice to know that, technically, he is a real person.
Technically.
St. Nicholas was born in 270 A.D. in the village of Patara, in what was known then as Asia Minor—the region we now call Turkey.
Having inherited wealth from his parents, who died while he was still a youth, Nicholas was inspired to follow the command of Jesus: “Sell all you have and give to the poor.”
Young Nicholas lavished gifts upon the needy, and developed a reputation for holiness. According to tradition, he would often secretly place money in the empty shoes of the poor, in order to avoid being detected. […]
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