'The Vocation of St Nicholas', 1437. Artist: Fra Angelico

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'The Vocation of St Nicholas', 1437. The birth of St Nicholas; St Nicholas preaching; three poor girls whose dowries he paid to save them from prostitution. St Nicholas (dc350), Bishop of Myra, the original of Santa Claus. Part of the Perugia triptych, from the Vatican Museum (Pinacoteca), Rome.

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