and the Church of St. Mikołaj in Myra, Turkey
At the Council of Nicea in A.D. 325, when Arian doctrine was rejected he got into a heated debate with Arius himself about whether there was a time when the Word did not exist. Nicholas strongly disagreed.
The debate ended suddenly when Nicholas punched out Arius then and there on the floor of the council
The debate ended suddenly when Nicholas punched out Arius then and there on the floor of the council
My favorite story about jolly old St Nick.