Henry Livingston Jr. Henry Livingston Jr. Henry Beekman Livingston Jr. (October 13, 1748 – February 29, 1828) has been proposed as being the uncredited author of the poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas", more popularly known (after its first line) as "The Night Before Christmas". Credit for the poem was taken in 1837 by Clement Clarke Moore, a Bible scholar in New York City, nine years after Livingston's death. It was not until another twenty years that the Livingston family knew of Moore's claim, and it was not until 1900 that they went public with their own claim. Since then, the question has
Saint Nicholas Church, Lezhe Saint Nicholas Church, Lezhe The Church of Saint Nicholas, former Selimije Mosque (Albanian: "Xhamia e Selimies"), or Church-Mosque of Lezha ("Kisha-Xhami") is a ruined historic church and mosque where the remains of Skanderbeg are said to be preserved in Lezhë, Albania. It is now turned to the Mausoleum of Skanderbeg. It is now used as Skanderbeg's Mausoleum in Lezhë, Albania. Originally, the building was a church, named after Saint Nicholas. Until this day, a fresco of the saint is still present in the remains of the church, although heavily damaged. The Church was located in the interior part of a