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The Man Behind Santa Claus, Part 2

Posted on December 4, 2007 by Charlotte (Life's a Charm!)

Read The Man Behind Santa Claus, Part 1
Another context by Francis Weiser, SJ on the true origin of Santa Claus strongly suggests that Santa Claus is distinct from St. Nicholas.
Although Santa Claus started as St. Nicholas, the figure of St. Nicholas as a bishop was changed to pagan Germanic god Thor by English Presbyterians settlers [...]

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