The concept of the American Santa Claus originated with St. Nicholas, who was born in Asia Minor in 280 A.D. he was known as a kind, benevolent man; indeed made a saint because of his generosity.

美国人关于圣诞老人的概念源于圣-尼古拉斯，他生于公元280年的小亚细亚。众所周知，他是个和蔼、慈善的人；确实，由于他的慷慨宽大而成为一位圣徒。

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M. Madeleine, on the recommendation of the sisters of charity and of his priest, got the good man a place as gardener in a female convent in the Rue Saint-Antoine in Paris.

马德兰先生通过那些修女和本堂神甫的介绍，把那老头安插在巴黎圣安东尼区的一个女修道院里做园丁。

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Readers hated the growing streak of Eastern mysticism in the saga, as Seymour evolved, in successive retellings, from a troubled, suicidal young man into a genius, a sage, even a saint of sorts.

其他一些读者则讨厌这个传奇中日益增长的东方神秘主义。在不断的复述中，西摩从一个倍受困扰、有自杀倾向的年轻人，演变成为一个天才，一位智者，乃至某种圣人。

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And so,to the Germans of Pennsylvania, Saint Nicholas or Pelznickel was a man dressed in fur who came once a year with gifts for good children.Soon, people began to feel that the love and kindness Pelznickel brought should be part of a celebration honoring the Christkindl, as the Germans called the Christ child.

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The new Pope, the son of an Italian railway worker, said how he was inspired by the 13th Century Italian saint who was a man of both poverty and peace.

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