A team of archeologists working at the Church of St. Nicholas in Demre, Turkey, say they may have found the grave of St. Nicholas, who has been popularized worldwide as “Santa Claus.” ...
researchers uncovered what they thought was Saint Nicholas’ grave at the church. That same year, experts tested a bone fragment that purportedly came from Saint Nicholas and concluded that it ...
According to Turkiye Today, work at the St. Nicholas Church in Demre, Antalya, has been ongoing since 1989 in the area where the discovery was made. The apparent grave of Saint Nicholas himself ...
The site was once a thriving Norman town and is home to the remains of St Nicholas' Church, where a carved stone effigy stands over an old grave. Some believe it marks the burial of a relic ...
BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) — Many people and famous Christmas songs refer to Santa Claus as Saint Nicholas, or St. Nick for short — but he’s far from the only figure in history to have that title.
In a mystery spanning centuries, relics of Saint Nicholas, who inspired Santa Claus – last seen in an Italian basilica almost 1,000 years ago – have been seized in Canada by border agents and ...