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Discover the extraordinary true story behind the world's most beloved holiday figure on Santa Claus - Biography Flash. This podcast takes you on a fascinating journey from the birth of Saint Nicholas of Myra around 270 AD in ancient Patara, Turkey, through his legendary acts of charity as bishop, his enduring posthumous legacy, and the remarkable cultural evolution that transformed a humble Christian saint into the iconic Santa Claus known and loved around the globe today. Explore how a wealthy orphan who secretly gifted gold dowries to save young women from poverty became the patron saint of sailors, students, and travelers, and how centuries of European traditions, Dutch Sinterklaas celebrations, classic literature like Clement Clarke Moore's beloved 1823 poem, and iconic 20th-century advertising campaigns shaped the red-suited, reindeer-riding figure we recognize today. Each episode delivers richly researched biographical detail covering Saint Nicholas's early life, his survival of
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