Santa Claus is based on a historical 4th century figure, Saint Nicholas, who had a reputation for miracles and protecting ...

The icon is a gift to the museum from Lynette and Brandon Hull and was acquired from the Temple Gallery in London, England. Lynette Hull is a member of the museum's board. The Temple Gallery is one of ...

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

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

The curious mixture of pagan, fairytale and Christian traditions make our celebrations of the Nativity very interesting in ...

Archaeologists in Turkey have uncovered a limestone sarcophagus at St. Nicholas Church in Demre, Antalya, believed to be the ...

From St. Nick to Santa to Kris Kringle, it’s a marvel that Rudolph isn’t completely confused about whom exactly he is working ...

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 ...

Here’s a breakdown of the origin of Christmas, when it’s estimated Jesus was born and where some of our most beloved ...

The Yule Cat (or Christmas Cat) is a fearsome feline from Icelandic folklore. According to legend, the Yule Cat prowls the ...

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.

The people of Myra demanded the bones back. They wailed in sorrow that their city’s saint was about to sail away to foreign ...