Santa Claus, Sarcophagus

The location of St. Nicholas’ mortal remains is already a matter of some dispute, and the discovery of the additional ...
Just in the Nick of time. Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered a sarcophagus that they believe could belong to Saint Nicholas — the generous Christian holy man who inspired Santa Claus.
Forget everything you know about Santa Claus. Almost everything we associate him with ... They bashed apart the marble ...
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.
Archaeologists have recently discovered a limestone sarcophagus at the St. Nicholas Church in Demre, Antalya, Turkey. Experts believe it to be the burial site of the Greek bishop Saint Nicholas, who ...
A STONE coffin believed to be that of the original ‘Santa Claus’ has been unearthed by archaeologists. The St Nicholas Church in Demre, Antalya, Turkey, has been an excavation site for ...
Archaeologists assume the sarcophagus was covered by a layer of gravel and sand brought by a flood or tsunami.
There's been a longstanding presumption that Santa's clothes are red because of Coca-Cola, but some people have since argued ...