The sarcophagus belonging to Saint Nicholas, the man behind the legend of Santa Claus, is believed to have been uncovered in ...

The coffin of St. Nicholas — considered the primary inspiration for Santa Claus due to his generosity — may have been ...

In a major turn of events, a team of archaeologists recently discovered a sarcophagus believed to contain the remains of ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a sarcophagus at St. Nicholas Church in Turkey, believed to be the burial site of the bishop behind Santa Claus.

Born some time after 260 A.D. in Myra (now the Demre district of Antalya, Turkey), Saint Nicholas was an early Christian ...

The gist of it is this: In 1087 two Italian cities, Venice and Bari, raced to be the first to steal the bones of St. Nicholas—known to us as Santa Claus—from a basilica in what is now southern Turkey.

Forget everything you know about Santa Claus. Almost everything we associate him with ... They bashed apart the marble floor ...

Archaeologists uncover St Nicholas' tomb in Turkey, revealing a limestone sarcophagus and submerged basilica tied to the ...

The discovery of Saint Nicholas’ possible burial site is a fascinating reminder of the historical roots of our modern ...

There's been a longstanding presumption that Santa's clothes are red because of Coca-Cola, but some people have since argued ...