Possible Crusader Ring Depicting St. Nicholas Unearthed in Israel

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[FONT=&quot]About 700 years ago, a bronze ring depicting [/FONT]St. Nicholas[FONT=&quot] — the saint who inspired the modern-day figure of Santa Claus — slipped off the finger of its owner, likely either a crusader or a pilgrim traveling to the Holy Land. The ring lay buried in the dirt for hundreds of years, until a gardener in Israel found it last week while weeding in Lower Galilee.

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