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December 6, 2015 St. Nicholas
A Visit from St. Nicholas By Clement Clarke Moore
'Twas the night before Christmas,
when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not
even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the
chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon
would be there;…
Ἅγιος Νικόλαος
Patron Saint of: • sailors • merchants • archers • repentant thieves • children • brewers • pawnbrokers • students
Nicholas of Myra
• 270AD –343AD
• Patara (Lycia in Pamphylia)
• Only child
• Parents died when he was young
• went to Holy Land
• Council of Nicea