The legend of Santa Claus can be traced back hundreds of years to a monk named Saint Nicholas. He was born around 280 AD in middle eastern Turkey. It is said that he gave away all of his inherited wealth and traveled the countryside helping the poor and sick. It said he saved three sisters from being sold into slavery by their father by providing them with a dowry so they could be married. His popularity spread, and he became known far and wide as the protector of childre