are these same person? or different person? Please let me know...Thanks....
and Where did he live?
2006-12-17 22:08:49 · 8 answers · asked by Peace 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Claus is the abbreviation for Nicolaus. They are the same person
2006-12-17 22:29:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're SUPPOSED to be the same person.
St. Nicolis Is the patron saint of children I believe.
Santa Clause is the Dutch pronunciation of St Nicolis. Santa= Saint Claus= Nicolis
2006-12-18 06:24:42 · answer #2 · answered by Mrs Lizzard 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
santa claus
2006-12-18 06:27:14 · answer #3 · answered by andrew w 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends where you come from saint nicolas is from norway/he wasa man who gave the children gifts at christmas starting the custom
Santa is am odern day version but do not for get the real reason teh birth we celebrate even tho he was not born on christmas day Jesus birth is the reason we celebrate christmas
2006-12-18 06:13:38 · answer #4 · answered by Elaine F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he was Russian i believe
and same thing different name ... although coca cola created the santa we know now based on St Nicholas's seasonal giving that he was known for
2006-12-18 06:10:57 · answer #5 · answered by Peace 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
they are the same people, but "supposedly" they live in the north pole
2006-12-18 06:12:46 · answer #6 · answered by dcsk8er 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
same...he was a monk who loved the kids.
2006-12-18 06:13:05 · answer #7 · answered by chris_muriel007 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
same, north pole, and it is spelled "Nicholas"
2006-12-18 06:10:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋