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Well, you could also think of it in a different way.Oh, PS: Mediterannean, olive complected people with dark hair and brown eyes are white too. All whiteys aren't Nordic types, or even Alpine types. LoLz
That he was a hybrid of Black and White.
Other words, mixed race.
So in that regard, people of all races can claim him as their own.
However, I don't think Saint Nicholas was some Nordic White guy or bore any resemblance to the figure known as Santa Claus. And he wasn't jolly or fat, as thinness in the ancient times meant sacrifice and suffering, which was a desirable trait in early Christianity. Fatness on the other hand denoted decadence and sloth. Kris Kringle he was not.