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Angels on Your Shoulder
St. Nicolas–the original Santa Claus
By
Susan Gregg
This is an excerpt from my book The Complete Encyclopedia of Angels: Nicholas was born in Lycia, a province of Asia Minor (Turkey). As a young boy, he made pilgrimages to Egypt and Palestine.. Eventually Nicholas became the Bishop of Myra. When the Roman Emperor Diocletian imprisoned all Christians, Nicholas was exiled and put in…
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