Saint Nicholas was a bishop in the city that is now Demre, Turkey back in the third century. He would give gifts to the poor supposedly once even climbing down a chimney to leave a gift.
Centuries passed and when Muslims invaded the area the bones of Saint Nicholas were taken to Bari, Italy where they [...]
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