A 17-year-old adolescent disguised as "Santa Claus" fatally stabbed a 21-year-old guy and seriously wounded another during a ...

In early and mid-December 2024, a claim spread online that Turkish archaeologists finally discovered "Santa Claus tomb." One ...

A number of rare religious relics were uncovered in 2024, with some on display to the public, giving people a better understanding about the time they first appeared in history.

The discovery was made at St. Nicholas Church in the Demre district of Antalya, Turkey, as part of an excavation initiated by Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The Museum of the Bible in ...

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

The Middle East. The original Santa Claus was St. Nicholas, an early Christian bishop who was born in 270, in what is now Turkey. His parents died when he was young, leaving him a fortune.

While Santa Claus is often pictured flying across the ... The discovery was made at St. Nicholas Church in the Demre district of Antalya, Turkey, as part of an excavation initiated by Turkey ...

The North Pole, Greenland, Finland … or Turkey? All these countries lay claim to being the home of Santa Claus.

Below, we explore whether the earliest writings about her and Santa Claus reveal a true answer ... century in what is today the country of Turkey." Given that St. Nicholas was a monk, he was ...