A priest and scholar named Arius was teaching that Jesus was not ... the other name we associate with Christmas: Saint Nicholas. At the very beginning of Christianity, the man whose story becomes ...

The bishops listened respectfully. As Arius vigorously continued, Nicholas became more and more agitated. Finally, he could no longer bear what he believed was essential being attacked.

The 3d and 4th century Christian Bishop called Nicholas of Myra is the man who gave rise to the Saint Nicholas legend ... The legend is that Nicholas slapped Arius at the Council of Nicaea ...