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| <p> The patron saint of boys, of sailors, of [[Russia]] and Aberdeen, as well as other towns; was bishop of Myra, persecuted under Diocletian; is generally represented in bishop's robes, and has either three purses or three children as his attributes; the three children and the three purses refer to one and the same story: St. Nicholas, on learning that a father who had three daughters was tempted by extreme poverty to expose them to a life of dishonour, went by night and threw into the window of the house three bags of money which served as a marriage portion for each, and thus rescued them from a life of shame. </p> | | <p> The patron saint of boys, who was fabled to bring presents to good children on [[Christmas]] eve; was bishop of [[Myra]] in the 4th century, and had taken a special interest in the young. </p> |
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| <ref name="term_77146"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/nicholas,+st. St. Nicholas from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | | <ref name="term_80197"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/st.+nicholas St. Nicholas from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 18:02, 15 October 2021
St. Nicholas [1]
The patron saint of boys, who was fabled to bring presents to good children on Christmas eve; was bishop of Myra in the 4th century, and had taken a special interest in the young.
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