The guardians were horrified. St. Nicholas’ body had lain under the floor of their church for 700 years. It defined the city ...

Who Was Saint Nicholas Of Myra, The Inspiration For Santa Claus? Saint Nicholas of Myra was born in 270 C.E. in Patara, Lycia, then within the Roman Empire and now part of Türkiye. Much about his ...

It is hard to imagine the cheery, plump version of Santa Claus emerged from Saint Nicholas, the 4th century Bishop of Myra ...

St. Nick’s Day is the feast day of Saint Nicholas of Myra, a 4 th century bishop, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica. St. Nicholas is referred to as the Patron Saint of Children ...

Historical sources from the 5th and 6th centuries indicate that Saint Nicholas was buried near the sacred temenos area of Myra, the ancient city where Demre now stands. "We can propose with this ...

Scientists used data from the skull of Saint Nicholas of Myra — whose penchant for gift-giving prompted the legend of Father Christmas — to “forensically recreate” his white-bearded likeness.

T he 3d and 4 th century Christian Bishop called Nicholas of Myra is the man who gave rise to the Saint Nicholas legend, that we now associate with Santa Claus.Little, if any, material remains ...

Saint Nicholas was born in Lycia in Asia Minor ... anything historically certain about him except that he was Bishop of Myra in the fourth century. As a young man he is said to have made a ...

Some believe it marks the burial of a relic belonging to St Nicholas of Myra, the 4th-century saint known for his generosity. Local folklore tells of two crusader knights who, on their way back ...

Archaeologists have discovered a sarcophagus in the Church of St. Nicholas in Demre, Antalya, Turkey. This find could be a breakthrough in research on the burial place of the bishop of Myra ...