Archeologists Discover a Sarcophagus Buried Under a Church, Believe it Could Belong to Saint Nicholas Who Inspired Santa ...

Scientists at a university in Liverpool unveiled what they say is the most realistic portrait ever created of St. Nicholas of Myra, the popular 4th century bishop best known as the inspiration for ...

A freshly uncovered sarcophagus from St. Nicholas Church in Turkey could hold the body of the saint behind the legendary ...

The sarcophagus was found in the church’s two-story annex, which is believed to be the original burial site of Saint Nicholas, a bishop who lived in the ancient city of Myra during the fourth ...

"This story in particular, it really kind of humanised him for me and made him a far more interesting character than I think ...

Gradually, the religious image was fully transformed into a secular icon. St. Nicholas of Myra was represented in medieval art holding four loaves of bread as a symbol of his generosity.

Hearken to the true story of Nicholas, the Saint of Sailors who became a bishop of Myra. Nicholas was born to a wealthy wheat merchant at Patara in late-second century Turkey, around 300AD.

and the fourth-century bishop Saint Nicholas of Myra. But the poem in the newspaper painted a different picture: it gave Santa eight reindeer, and even named them; it described a Santa who could ...

(Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey) "Some historical sources mention that St. Nicholas was buried near the sacred area of the city of Myra," Fındık told A News.