Santa Claus is based on a historical 4th century figure, Saint Nicholas, who had a reputation for miracles and protecting ...
The discovery could muddy the conventional wisdom about the true resting place of the saint’s relics, which is currently ...
The coffin of St. Nicholas — considered the primary inspiration for Santa ... ALSO READ: Buddha, Abraham, Jesus and Muhammed: ...
Saint Nicholas of Myra, who hailed from Turkey, passed away in 343 AD. In 1950, Luigi Martino collected data from his skull, ...
The gist of it is this: In 1087 two Italian cities, Venice and Bari, raced to be the first to steal the bones of St. Nicholas—known to us as Santa Claus—from a basilica in what is now southern Turkey.
The 1822 poem "An Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas," commonly called "'Twas The Night Before Christmas," furthered the ...
A limestone sarcophagus in the Church of Saint Nicholas in Myra, Turkey was found which could be linked to Saint Nicholas himself ...
The Swissmint is celebrating Saint Nicholas and the role of holiday tradition with a new .999 fine silver 20-franc coin ...
A STONE coffin believed to be that of the original ‘Santa Claus’ has been unearthed by archaeologists. The St Nicholas Church in Demre, Antalya, Turkey, has been an excavation site for ...
It’s a story about how Nicholas fought against a miscarriage of justice. The story begins when a local businessman goes to ...
In Demre, a district in southwestern Türkiye, ongoing excavations at the St. Nicholas Church have uncovered an ancient ...