Saints
How did the work of the saints affect the people of the time? The work of
the saints affected the people of that time
in incredible ways and in some instances there work is still affecting us
now. In the following essay there will be
various Saints listed with there accomplishments and brief description of
there past. One of the more popular Saints
of our time, was Saint Nicholas, who became a Christian prelate that
lived in the late 4th century. Patron saint of
Russia, traditionally associated with Christmas celebrations. He was a
native of Patara, formerly a city in the Asia
Minor. Nicholas entered the nearby monastery of Sion and afterward
became archbishop of the metropolitan church
in Myra, Lycia. He is said to have been imprisoned during the
persecutions of Emperor Diocletian and to have
attended the first Council of Nicaea. At the end of the 11th century some
Italian merchants transported his remains
from Myra to Bari, Italy, where his tomb is now a shrine.
St. Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225-1274), the eponym of T...
Thomas Aquinas depicted in stained glass
7 Lucky Gods of japanNicholas is the
patron saint of children, scholars, virgins,
sailors, and merchants, and in the Middle Ages he was regarded by
thieves as their patron saint as well. Legend tells
of his hidden gifts to the three daughters of a poor man who was unable
to give them dowries, was about to
abandon them to prostitution. From this tale has grown the custom of
secret gifts on the Eve of Saint Nicholas.
Because of the close proximity of dates, Christmas and Saint Nicholas's
Day(Dec.6) are now celebrated
simultaneously in many countries. Santa Claus is physically known as
being overweight, jolly, and being bearded has
the exact physical, and the same personality as Saint Nicholas. It is
thought that this figure that is loved by almost
every little child in the world...