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Locofinger t1_je29a7c wrote on March 28, 2023 at 9:51 PM

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Nicholas was sainted because he stole money from the Roman Church/State and threw it in the windows of the poor families with daughters. So they could pay the dowry and buy a husband, instead of being forced into sex work.

So pre-Sainthood was the first visits by the reverse home invader.

Wemetintheair OP t1_je2atv1 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 10:01 PM

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Replying to Locofinger (#2,429,398)

All of this is true, but he was not beatified until 1446, so before that he was not Saint Nick!

[deleted] t1_je2br6o wrote on March 28, 2023 at 10:08 PM

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WeCanDoThisCNJ t1_je2ks1u wrote on March 28, 2023 at 11:13 PM

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Replying to Wemetintheair (#2,429,680)

He was just Cool Dude Nick

Jump_Like_A_Willys t1_je2tcr3 wrote on March 29, 2023 at 12:16 AM

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Nicholas was just one of the middle people in a long line of Dread Pirate Clauses.

The first visit by Santa Claus couldn’t be any earlier than when Nicholas was sainted.

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