Saint Nicholas of Myra lived over 1,700 years ago. According to accounts of his life, he was very kind and generous and this ...

Saint Nicholas, the 4th-century Greek bishop who inspired the legend of Santa Claus, is traditionally believed to have been buried in Myra, which is in present-day Turkey. In early and mid-December ...

Certain legendary figures are actually rooted in history, and Saint Nicholas, otherwise known as Santa Claus, is one of them.

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

It’s easy to wonder where Santa Claus comes from, and NBC4 has the answers. Although magic is often the simplest explanation ...

You may call him Santa Claus, but the bearded guy in the red suit is a man known by many names. Whether it’s St. Nick, Santa ...

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

With the beard, the digitally rendered appearance is remarkably like that recounted in the 1823 poem, Twas the Night Before ...

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 ...