It is hard to imagine the cheery, plump version of Santa Claus emerged from Saint Nicholas, the 4th century Bishop of Myra ...

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Historical evidence that Saint Nicholas’ remains were spread across all of these locations at different periods is convincing. In the 1950s, bones believed to belong to Saint Nicholas in Bari ...

The discovery may clarify questions regarding the burial place of Saint Nicholas. Historical sources ... pieces of baked clay lamps and animal bones, leading them to believe it is a burial site.

While Saint Nicholas was initially buried in Myra, or modern-day Turkey, his bones were later moved to Bari, Italy, where they remain today. ‘We initially reconstructed the skull in 3D using ...

While scientific studies have been carried out on these bones, the evidence that they actually belonged to Saint Nicholas remain inconclusive.

The church has a tomb on display that is considered the burial location for St. Nicholas, but there has long been debate about whether it matches the history following the theft of the bones.