The Explainer: When is St Nicholas Day? And how did this Christian saint inspire the Santa Claus legend?
With St Nicholas’ Day commemorated around the world this week, LUIS ANDRES HENAO, of Associated Press, looks at who St Nicholas was and his connections with more modern Christmas celebrations …
Newly found tomb may be final resting place of St Nick, say Turkish archaeologists
A previously unknown tomb – which Turkish archaeologists say may contain the remains of St Nicholas, believed to be the inspiration for Santa Claus – has been discovered beneath the mosaic covered floor of a church in Turkey. The church where the tomb is located is in Demre, previously known as Myra, in the province of […]