The top 10 facts about Saint Nicholas
- December 17, 2007
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The List Universe has posted the Top 10 Facts about Saint Nicholas, the 3rd-century saint who would later come to symbolize the true meaning of our Savior’s birth: early-bird shop-a-thons, 50%-off sales, and an eternal shortage of Nintendo Wiis. (Wikipedia article here, from which the Top 10 list is derived.)
According to legend, Saint Nicholas became famous for his gift-giving ways after anonymously giving a man bags of gold coins to keep his daughters from prostituting themselves. Seems kind of ironic today, doesn’t it?
December 10, 2008, 5:25 am
In the original legend what did st. Nicolas drop down the chimney and where did it land?
October 24, 2011, 1:10 pm
He didnt, he put gold in a poor man's stocking
December 22, 2011, 9:50 am
he droped 3 bags of gold for slave wifes