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The legend of Santa Claus can be traced back to hundreds of years to a monk named Saint Nicholas. It is believed that St. Nicholas was born sometime around 280 AD in Patara, near Myra (near modern-day Turkey).
The white-bearded Christian saint whose acts of generosity inspired America s secular Santa Claus figure is known worldwide but Saint Nicholas origin story is not.