Was Santa Actually a Badass Who Beat Up a Priest?

Dec 12 2022 by The Daily Beast

 
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This last week marked the celebration of the Saint’s Day of Nicholas of Myra, a man better known to most of us as Father Christmas or Santa. The fourth century bishop is arguably the most famous saint in the world. Whether Christian or not, his mythic persona preoccupies the kindergarten crowd (and their parents) this time of year, provides part time employment at malls, and made reindeers a thing. But who is the...

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