Saint Nicholas
December 6
December 6
The story that most links Saint
Nicholas with Santa Claus is of a once wealthy man that had fallen on hard
times and was not able to offer a dowry for his three daughters. At the time, a
dowry was needed to attract a suitable marriage partner, without one the man’s
daughters would remain unmarried with no money to care for themselves. Hearing
that this man had no choice but to sell his daughters into a life of servitude
to ensure their survival, Saint Nicholas went at night and dropped gold coins
down their chimney or possibly through their window as is depicted in art. All
three daughters were subsequently married with a suitable dowry. The man
discovered the identity of this “gift-giver” after waiting up late one night
catching Saint Nicholas as he dropped the third bag of gold for the
man's youngest daughter.
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Art
Saint Nicholas - Lipensky Icon Russian 1294
Saint Nicholas Dowries of Three Virgins - Gentile de Fabriano
Saint Nicholas - Lipensky Icon Russian 1294
Saint Nicholas Dowries of Three Virgins - Gentile de Fabriano
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