Christmas Card – St. Nicholas The Original Santa Claus – folds to 5x7" – With Envelope – 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 Gift Catholic Mom He changed the Mass

He changed the Mass

as shown in this endearing depiction from the turn of the last century

it is life

showing this picture flanked on either side by Saints Catherine of Alexandria and Barbara

Procop accused her of being a Christian and brought her to his father

Christmas Card – St. Nicholas The Original Santa Claus – folds to 5x7" – With Envelope – 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 Gift Catholic Mom He changed the MassThe original Santa Claus is St. Nicholas. Santa means Saint, and Claus is a short version of Nicholas. He was a 4th Century bishop in Asia Minor (Turkey), known for his kindness and generosity. Reportedly, he helped three sisters who were so poor they couldn't get married because they had no dowery. St. Nicholas threw three bags of gold, or apples of gold, into the window of their house or some say down their chimney. That's where the idea of Santa