St. Nicholas, the basis for the beloved Santa Claus figure, was renowned throughout history for his piety and kindness towards the less fortunate. One of the most well-known legends surrounding St ...

BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) — Many people and famous Christmas songs refer to Santa Claus as Saint Nicholas, or St. Nick for short — but he’s far from the only figure in history to have that title.

Here's a history lesson on ol' Saint Nick. Santa Claus' origins date back to about 280 A.D. when St. Nicholas was born, the History Channel reports. This would make Santa approximately 1,744 years ...

However, one of its modern staples, Santa Claus, was inspired by St. Nicholas: a real person. Born in third-century Turkey, he was known for his kindness and generosity toward less fortunate people.

Archaeologists in Türkiye believe they’ve uncovered the burial site of Saint Nicholas, the fourth-century Christian bishop who later became the inspiration for Santa Claus. Beneath the Church ...

He recalled one boy exclaiming, “I always knew it, that my dad was Santa Claus.” Staglianò claimed he merely hoped people would return to the origins of St. Nicholas, the fourth-century ...

In a mystery spanning centuries, relics of Saint Nicholas, who inspired Santa Claus – last seen in an Italian basilica almost 1,000 years ago – have been seized in Canada by border agents and ...