It is hard to imagine the cheery, plump version of Santa Claus emerged from Saint Nicholas, the 4th century Bishop of Myra who, as a nursing infant, fasted on holy days and whose bones were stolen ...

A sarcophagus was discovered in a two-story annex of the Church of St. Nicholas in Turkey, Fox News reported. Experts have long believed it is the famous bishop's original burial site, where the ...

Saint Nicholas of Myra, or St. Nicholas, was a bishop during the Roman Empire who became the Patron Saint of Children because of the kindness he showed to young kids. He was widely known for gift ...

Archaeologists in Türkiye believe they’ve uncovered the burial site of Saint Nicholas, the fourth-century Christian bishop who later became the inspiration for Santa Claus. Beneath the Church ...

said that sources point to Turkey’s southern Antalya Province as the burial place of St. Nicholas in the 340s A.D. The Santa Claus character is based on a Roman Catholic bishop, St. Nicholas ...

The Basilica of St. Nicholas in Amsterdam is being elevated to a cathedral, the Diocese Haarlem-Amsterdam said on Friday. The ...

Pope Francis has upgraded the status of the large church opposite Amsterdam’s central station to that of a cathedral – as a ...

Archeologists have discovered what they believe to be the tomb of Saint Nicholas, the philanthropic Greek bishop and inspiration behind Christmas icon Santa Claus. The six-foot-long limestone ...

Santa Claus could be right around the corner, but a sarcophagus has already made an appearance connecting it to him. Archeologists have uncovered a coffin in Turkey that they believe belonged to ...