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Title: The story of Saint Nicholas


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The story of Saint Nicholas
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Early life
  • St. Nicholas was born in 271 AD and died around
    December 6, 342 or 343 AD near the Asia Minor
    (Turkey) town of Myra,. where he later became
    Bishop.

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His life
  • He performed many good deeds and was a friend to
    the poor and helpless, and upon his death, myths
    soon sprang up about him all around the
    Mediterranean Sea.

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Patron saint
  • He was soon named as the patron saint of sailors,
    and when Myra was overthrown, his bones were
    transported by sailors to Bari, a port in Italy,
    where a tomb was built over the grave and became
    the centre of honour for St. Nicholas.
  • His tomb in Bari in Italy

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Down the chimney
  • The reason today's Santa Claus drops gifts down
    chimneys is because Saint Nicholas did this. More
    than a thousand years ago Saint Nicholas gave
    people gifts in secret. Those who received his
    gifts never knew his identity. Saint Nicholas was
    a shy, humble, loving person. He didn't want to
    be praised for his generosity

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St. Nicholas Day
  • Saint Nicholas Day is usually on the 6th of
    December. It is a festival for children in many
    European countries. The American Santa Claus, and
    the Canadian and British Father Christmas comes
    form the legends about St. Nicholas.
  • Santa Claus comes from the Dutch sinterklaas

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St. Nicholas and Ireland
  • According to local Irish legend, Saint Nicholas
    is buried in County Kilkenny. The grave is said
    to be in the ruined Church of St Nicholas. The
    church is all that remains of the medieval
    village, Newtown Jerpoint.

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How did St. Nicholas get to Ireland?
  • The tale tells of a band of Irish-Norman knights
    from Jerpoint, travelling to the Holy Land to
    take part in the Crusades. As they headed home to
    Ireland, they seized St Nicholas' remains,
    bringing them back to Kilkenny, where the
    bones were buried.
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