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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

or road which goes to #SaintNicholas’, passing by the well (möödudes kaevust) but this looks like a mistake. The main source material here is #Nottbeck III II, and my take on this, and I could be wrong, is that Nottbeck was describing the location of a property...
#Confusion #Segadus
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April 12, 2025 at 11:30 AM Everybody can reply

Canada returns holy relics of Saint Nicholas – who inspired Santa Claus – to Italy after they were bought on eBay

lesliemiikal.bsky.social

@lesliemiikal.bsky.social

Here's a wild and unexpected story out of #Canada #CanadaSky #santaclaus #saintnicholas #holyrelic

www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

Sacred artefacts along with their certificates of authenticity and provenance, will be returned to the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Bari, Italy, where they were last seen in 1089

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March 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM Everybody can reply

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Jas Posey

@jasposey.bsky.social

My acquisition of Santa Claus miniature oil painting by York cafurl.com?i=31411 #York #artpurchase #oilpainting #miniatureoilpainting #miniatureoil #miniaturepainting #Believe #SaintNicholas #SantaClaus #Santa #SaintNick #KrisKringle #FatherChristmas #Christmas #Noël #Xmas #Santaart #SantaClausart

February 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM Everybody can reply

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gufranrayeen.bsky.social

@gufranrayeen.bsky.social

🎅✨ The Magical History of Santa Claus: From Saint Nicholas to Modern-Day Icon 🎄🦌on
#santaclaus #historyofsanta #christmastraditions #saintnicholas #sinterklaas #santastories #christmashistory #holidaymagic
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7UZ...

🎅✨ The Magical History of Santa Claus: From Saint Nicholas to Modern-Day Icon 🎄🦌on

🎅✨ The Magical History of Santa Claus: From Saint Nicholas to Modern-Day Icon 🎄🦌on

January 23, 2025 at 4:33 AM Everybody can reply

gufranrayeen.bsky.social

@gufranrayeen.bsky.social

🎅✨ The Magical History of Santa Claus: From Saint Nicholas to Modern-Day Icon 🎄🦌on
#santaclaus #historyofsanta #christmastraditions #saintnicholas #sinterklaas #santastories #christmashistory #holidaymagic
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7UZ...

🎅✨ The Magical History of Santa Claus: From Saint Nicholas to Modern-Day Icon 🎄🦌on

January 21, 2025 at 5:35 AM Everybody can reply

Photography📸

@cassiopeia5.bsky.social

Saint Nicholas💙
#saintnicholas #ortodoxcathedral #seattle #photography #architecture
@pickledmonkey.bsky.social

PickledMonkey @pickledmonkey.bsky.social · Jan 20

Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Seattle Washington. Founded by Russian immigrants fleeing Communism after the 1917 Russian Revolution, was consecrated on December 19, 1937. Dedicated to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and Czar Nicholas II. #photography #art #architecture #cathedral

January 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM Everybody can reply

gufranrayeen.bsky.social

@gufranrayeen.bsky.social

🎅✨ The Magical History of Santa Claus: From Saint Nicholas to Modern-Day Icon 🎄🦌on
#santaclaus #historyofsanta #christmastraditions #saintnicholas #sinterklaas #santastories #christmashistory #holidaymagic
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7UZ...

🎅✨ The Magical History of Santa Claus: From Saint Nicholas to Modern-Day Icon 🎄🦌on

January 17, 2025 at 6:57 AM Everybody can reply

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@rajeevmasoom.bsky.social

✨ The Magical History of Santa Claus: From Saint Nicholas to Modern-Day Icon 🎄🦌on

#santaclaus #historyofsanta #christmastraditions #saintnicholas #sinterklaas #santastories #christmashistory #holidaymagic #christmas2024 #santa
#ModernSanta #ChristmasMagic 🎄
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7UZ...

Is Santa Claus buried in Ireland?

January 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM Everybody can reply

Rachael Elmy

@rachaeleelmy.bsky.social

So…would Santa technically be able to celebrate mass?

#MerryChristmas #SaintNicholas

December 27, 2024 at 12:36 AM Everybody can reply

Bob Harvey

@brunnian.bsky.social

Ok, this is a tale

www.bbc.com/travel/artic...

#Ireland #SaintNicholas #Archaeology #Legend

Just a 20-minute drive south from the town of Kilkenny, Ireland, an abandoned medieval village is rumoured to harbour a mysterious Christmas legend.

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December 26, 2024 at 9:06 AM Everybody can reply

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Riccardo Cianci

@riccianc.bsky.social

What did Saint Nicholas "Santa Claus" of Bari bring you? 🎅🏻
Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁

Also did you make the presepe (nativity scene)? Today is baby Jesus' birthday! 😇
#Christmas #Natale #MerryChristmas #BuonNatale #BuoneFeste #SantaClaus #SaintNicholas #BabboNatale #Auguri

A sketch of Saint Nicholas with his Santa Claus' outfit bringing gifts

December 25, 2024 at 10:32 AM Everybody can reply

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Circle City Ghostbusters

@ccghostbusters.bsky.social

We're getting a lot of emergency calls about some magical entity moving from house to house. We were able snap a picture. No need to call, everyone. #Santa #SantaClaus #Sinterklaas #SaintNicholas #Christmas #ChristmasEve #CalltheGhostbusters
317-983-2368

December 25, 2024 at 3:09 AM Everybody can reply

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The Obsidian Wizard

@silvergilgamesh.bsky.social

Something to remember:

#Christmas #Yule #Holidays #SeasonsGreetings #Santa #SaintNick #SaintNicholas #SantaClaws #WinterSolstice #Pagan #Christianity #Jesus #HoHoHo #MerryChristmas

December 24, 2024 at 8:45 PM Everybody can reply

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#SaintNicholas #Sinterklaas #Santa #History #Christmas #BroughtYouByCocaCola #SantaBot

gardnergeek / David Gardner

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December 24, 2024 at 6:11 PM Everybody can reply

Tom Wright

@tomwrightuom.bsky.social

2/ Santa Origins🎅🗓️

Many trace #Santa back to #SaintNicholas Bishop of Myra

Born 270 AD in Patara
(Modern-day Antalya Province 🇹🇷)

#StNic was a secret gift-giver e.g. coins in shoes overnight 👞✨

#FatherChristmas
#Sinterklaas
#SantaClaus

🎅 Emerged to shape our festive traditions🎄🎁

December 24, 2024 at 4:15 PM Everybody can reply

George William Rolls 🤖🧙🏻

@georgewilliamrolls.bsky.social

St Nicholas, the 4th century Christian bishop had a legend of secretive gift giving... giving rise to the character of Santa Claus. This comes from the Dutch: Sinterklass.

Another story has him attending the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD where he slaps...

#SaintNicholas #Christmas
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December 24, 2024 at 11:20 AM Everybody can reply

Catherine Friess @ Story Snug

@storysnug.com

#StorySnugAdvent December 24th
#TwasTheNightBeforeChristmas by #ClementCMoore & #MarkMarshall
storysnug.com/2015/11/the-...
Sam watches #SaintNicholas fly through the sky before coming down the chimney to deliver presents & fill stockings 🎁
@littletigeruk.bsky.social #UKKidLit #BookSky #ChristmasEve

December 24, 2024 at 8:56 AM Everybody can reply

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AI News Brew

@ainewsbrew.bsky.social

Ancient tales unfold
Nations claim Santa as theirs
Truth lies far from snow

Read the full article: https://ainewsbrew.com/article/2276

#SantaClaus #ChristmasTraditions #SaintNicholas #Turkey #NorthPole

December 24, 2024 at 5:29 AM Everybody can reply

dom of the dead

@domjordan.bsky.social

nicholas the red

#santaclaus #fatherchristmas #saintnicholas #barbarian #rudolph #yule #fantasyart #art

the muscular nicholas the red, wearing his trademark red-and-fur hat and a matching jerkin open at the front, roars and shakes his fist at the blizzard his intimidating red-nosed reindeer is pulling his chariot through

December 23, 2024 at 3:05 PM Everybody can reply

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Media/Lit

@media-lit.bsky.social

Let Kris Ingersoll soothe you to sleep with a holiday bedtime story from the Media/Lit podcast! #Santa #ClementMoore #SaintNicholas #Christmas

Full Episode: open.spotify.com/episode/1mnO...

December 22, 2024 at 4:35 PM Everybody can reply

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Nishant Panda

@nishant-panda.bsky.social

“The #giver of every #good and #perfect gift has called upon us to #mimic God’s #giving, by #grace, through #faith, and this is not of ourselves."
- #SaintNicholas

December 19, 2024 at 2:28 PM Everybody can reply

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