Who was Santa Claus? Did he really exist? If he did exist, when did he live? Perplexed parents are liable to be asked such questions at Christmas time and it is to help them that this book was written. Based on solid historical research it proves conclusively that Santa Claus was not a myth, as is sometimes thought. He was in fact a very real person, a dedicated early Christian hero who fought all his life against barbarity and injustice, whose loving kindness for his fellow men became legendary . This book analyses both the man and the legend and provides a fascinating portrait of the old, beloved patron of children.