Behind today’s mythical Santa Claus from the North Pole, is a real saint – St. Nicholas. How he came to be today’s ...

You may call him Santa Claus, but the bearded guy in the red suit is a man known by many names. Whether it’s St. Nick, Santa ...

The discovery could muddy the conventional wisdom about the true resting place of the saint’s relics, which is currently ...

St. Nicholas, whose feast day is celebrated on Dec. 6, is known to possibly be the real-life inspiration for the beloved Christmas character of Santa Claus. Not a lot is known about the historical ...

With the beard, the digitally rendered appearance is remarkably like that recounted in the 1823 poem, Twas the Night Before ...

How Christianity, pagan folklore and capitalism were combined to create the legend of Santa Claus— and why he's not ...

The Feast of St. Nicholas, fondly referred to by many across the region as St. Nick's Day, takes place annually Dec. 6. Though the holiday involves stockings and small gifts, it is separate from ...

While it's not celebrated nationwide, St. Nicholas Day holds a special place for German and Dutch communities across the U.S. Festivities and traditions are held in various cities, including in ...

After years of excavation work, the leader of an archeological expedition at the Church of St. Nicholas in Demre, Turkey, announced this week that her team has found a sarcophagus that may contain ...