Optional Memorial of St. Nicholas, 270-343; Fourth Century bishop of Myra, a city in Lycia, province of Asia Minor; legend has it that he tossed bags of gold through a poor man’s window so that his daughters could be dowried, and married; in the English-speaking world, St. Nicholas has become known as Santa Claus
Optional Memorial of St. Nicholas, 270-343; Fourth Century bishop of Myra, a city in Lycia, province of Asia Minor; legend has it that he tossed bags of gold through a poor man’s window so that his daughters could be dowried, and married; in the English-speaking world, St. Nicholas has become known as Santa Claus