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	Saint Nicholas - QuickSeek Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Saint Nicholas is revered by many as the patron saint of seamen, merchants, archers, children, students, prostitutes, pharmacists, lawyers, pawnbrokers, prisoners, the city of Amsterdam and of Russia.
		Nicholas was born in Asia Minor during the 3rd century at Patara in the province of Lycia, at a time when the region was Hellenistic in its culture and outlook.
		Nicholas' early activities as a priest are said to have occurred during the reign of co-ruling Roman Emperors Diocletian (reigned 284 - 305) and Maximian (reigned 286 - 305) from which comes the estimation of his age.
	saintnicholas.quickseek.com (6035 words)

	SANTA CLAUS: The Great Imposter
		Nicholas' existence is not attested by any historical document, so nothing certain is known of his life except that he was probably bishop of Myra in the fourth century.
		Despite the fact, St. Nicholas is among Roman Catholicism’s most popular and venerated "Saints," Pope Paul VI officially decreed the feast of Saint Nicholas removed from the Roman Catholic calendar.
		December 25 is actually "the feast in honor of the birth of the son of the Babylonian queen of heaven, later called Saturnaha by the heathen Romans.
	www.av1611.org /othpubls/santa.html (17534 words)

	Andrew Cusack: Religion Archives
		Speaking of which, in addition to being the feast of the Resurrection, this day is also blessed with the anniversaries of the birth of two of Europe's remaining sovereigns: Pope Benedict XVI himself and dear Margrethe II, the Queen of Denmark.
		John was born to a Czech mother and German father in Prachatice (Prachatitz), Bohemia and attended the Charles University in Prague with the intention of being ordained to the priesthood.
		Nicholas Center is a good place to start, as well as the holy bishop's entry in the Catholic Encyclopedia.
	www.andrewcusack.com /blog/religion (7698 words)

	Sinterklaas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Nicholas (in dutch called "Sinterklaas" or "Sint Nicolaas"; in german called "Sankt Nikolaus") was the bishop of Myra, which is now situated in Turkey.
		A few weeks before his feastday St. Nicholas comes to Holland (and Belgium) on his steamer with all his "pieten" and the presents which they prepared in Spain during the year.
		During the night St. Nicholas visits all the houses by travelling over the roofs on his horse, traditionally a white/grey (called "Schimmel" in dutch), and "zwarte piet" enters the houses through the chimney to put little presents in the children's shoes.
	www-astro.physics.ox.ac.uk /~erik/sint/sint.html (976 words)

	Favorite Resources for Catholic Homeschoolers - A Calendar of Resources - December
		Nicholas and the Golden Bars is one version of the story of Saint Nicholas' legendary generosity.
		This set of paper dolls is beautifully done and neat, not just for playing, but seeing the progression of traditions regarding Saint Nicholas with beautiful illustrations of what people thought he looked like from different eras and cultures.
		Biography of Saint John of the Cross from the Patron Saints Index
	www.love2learn.net /calendar/dec.htm (735 words)

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