Saint Nicholas (" Agios Nikolaos", "victory of the people") is the common name for Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra (in modern day Antalya province, Turkey), a Lycian saint who had a reputation for secret gift-giving, but is now commonly identified with Santa Claus. In 1087 his remains were abducted and removed to Bari in southern Italy, so that he is also Saint Nicholas of Bari. Wikipedia
Fortunately, Nicholas intervenes. During the night, he throws a purse through one of the windows of the house of the poor people. Now, the first daughter has a dowry, can leave home, and marry. This repeats itself, and then it's the last girl's turn. www.livius.org/ne-nn/nicholas/nicholas_of_myra1.html
Nicholas (Nikolai, Nikolaus, Niccolo, Miklas, ) was born in the third century in Patara, a village on the southeast Lycian coast on the Mediterranean Sea in what is now Turkey. www.instaplanet.com/icon.html
But before I do, I should remark that, historically speaking, there's not much we really know about Nicholas. www.christianitytoday.com/history/newsletter/christmas/ni...
The real Nicholas (270-345AD) was a Christian born in Patara, a small town in Byzantine Anatolia (modern-day Turkey), to a wealthy family. users.skynet.be/diab/Travel/Nick.htm
The definitive Wikipedia entry for Saint Nicholas. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas
