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5th December 07, 01:49 PM
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 Originally Posted by Ozman1944
As Bishop of Myra in the Byzantine Empire he used his family wealth to assist the poor, often anonymously dropping bags of coins down their chimneys. He actually attended the Council of Nicea (the Nicene Creed comes from this) and is famous for his lapse in Christian Charity, when he became so enraged at the blasphemies uttered by the heretic Arius, he punched him out in front of the Emperor Constantine and his fellow Bishops!
Oh, my God! Arius actually got cold-cocked by Santa Claus? Did he put a lump of coal in his stocking and then hit him over the head with it?
That is great!
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