How Did St. Nicholas Came To The New World
Eventually, St. Nicholas came to the New World, or the United States. This had a great deal to do with the Dutch settlers who came to this country in the 17th century.
When the Dutch came to the New World, their lead ship had a figure head, or statue, on its bow of St. Nicholas, or as the Dutch called him, Sinter Klaas, the patron saint of sailors. This was to guarantee the ship safe passage. When the Dutch arrived in the New World, they gave thanks to the Patron Saint of Sailors for their safe arrival.
St. Nicholas’ influence continued far beyond that of the safe arrival of ships. As retold in Washington Irving’s famous book Diedriech Knickerbocker: An History of New York City from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch …show more content…
Sinter Klaas gave Van Kortland very specific instructions. Sinter Klass told Van Kortland, “I will take a drag of my pipe, and blow the smoke into the air. You are to follow that smoke until it settles on the ground. Where that smoke settles, I want you to establish the city of New Amsterdam”. Van Kortland followed Sinter Klaas’ instructions …show more content…
Nicholas remains to this very day the patron saint of New York City.
To date, there are six churches of various denominations dedicated to St. Nicholas in the city of New York. One of them, The Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas (Reformed Church in America) can trace its roots back to the original St. Nicholas Church established by the Dutch in New Amsterdam.
Time passed, and more and more immigrants came from England to New York City. The English did not speak Dutch, so rather than call St. Nicholas Sinter Klaas; they began to call him Santa Claus.
In 1822, Clement C. Moore wrote a poem for his children about a Christmas visit from St. Nicholas. In this poem, he talked about a jolly old elf that came down the chimney and filled the children’s stockings.
Many of Mr. Moore’s friends asked for copies of his poem and in 1823, one of these friends published the poem anonymously in the Troy, New York Sentinel. It later became popularly known by its first line “T’was the night Before Christmas”.
As more immigrants came to America, they brought with them their own traditions of St. Nicholas. Decorating Christmas trees, hanging stockings and giving gifts are all traditions brought from the celebrations of St. Nicholas throughout
When the Dutch came to the New World, their lead ship had a figure head, or statue, on its bow of St. Nicholas, or as the Dutch called him, Sinter Klaas, the patron saint of sailors. This was to guarantee the ship safe passage. When the Dutch arrived in the New World, they gave thanks to the Patron Saint of Sailors for their safe arrival.
St. Nicholas’ influence continued far beyond that of the safe arrival of ships. As retold in Washington Irving’s famous book Diedriech Knickerbocker: An History of New York City from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch …show more content…
Sinter Klaas gave Van Kortland very specific instructions. Sinter Klass told Van Kortland, “I will take a drag of my pipe, and blow the smoke into the air. You are to follow that smoke until it settles on the ground. Where that smoke settles, I want you to establish the city of New Amsterdam”. Van Kortland followed Sinter Klaas’ instructions …show more content…
Nicholas remains to this very day the patron saint of New York City.
To date, there are six churches of various denominations dedicated to St. Nicholas in the city of New York. One of them, The Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas (Reformed Church in America) can trace its roots back to the original St. Nicholas Church established by the Dutch in New Amsterdam.
Time passed, and more and more immigrants came from England to New York City. The English did not speak Dutch, so rather than call St. Nicholas Sinter Klaas; they began to call him Santa Claus.
In 1822, Clement C. Moore wrote a poem for his children about a Christmas visit from St. Nicholas. In this poem, he talked about a jolly old elf that came down the chimney and filled the children’s stockings.
Many of Mr. Moore’s friends asked for copies of his poem and in 1823, one of these friends published the poem anonymously in the Troy, New York Sentinel. It later became popularly known by its first line “T’was the night Before Christmas”.
As more immigrants came to America, they brought with them their own traditions of St. Nicholas. Decorating Christmas trees, hanging stockings and giving gifts are all traditions brought from the celebrations of St. Nicholas throughout