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 ...

St. Nicholas was named a saint by the church on Dec. 6, which is the same day he is believed to have died in 343 A.D. The day is celebrated as a feast day.

Saint Nicholas was a Greek Christian bishop born in the third century C.E., who lived in the ancient maritime city of Myra until his death in 343 C.E, who was known for his generosity.

Think about Saint Nicholas, then Father Christmas, then Santa Claus. We know two things before everything else — they are generous and they are wise.

St. Nicholas is in the center, while 32 individual vision icons with a Cyrillic script tell a story from the saint's birth to his posthumous year including people praying to an icon of St. Nicholas.

Archeologists have discovered what they believe to be the tomb of Saint Nicholas, the philanthropic Greek bishop and inspiration behind Christmas icon Santa Claus. The six-foot-long limestone ...

St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Egg Harbor City received a first-class artifact of Saint Nicholas of Myra earlier this year. The 160-year-old church had the relic on display Sunday.

Saint Nicholas of Myra died in 343 AD - long before anyone could snap a photo. He was known for only rewarding well-behaved kids with gifts and inspiring the Dutch folk figure of Sinterklaas.

It is hard to imagine the cheery, plump version of Santa Claus emerged from Saint Nicholas, the 4th century Bishop of Myra who, as a nursing infant, fasted on holy days and whose bones were stolen ...

Saint Nicholas was the patron saint of Nieuw Amsterdam — today's New York. Sinterklaas then became Santa Claus, the friendly old man in a fur-trimmed coat and cap, with red cheeks and beard.

THE true face of the man that inspired Father Christmas can be seen for the first time in almost 1,700 years – after scientists reconstructed his likeness from his skull. Saint Nicholas of My… ...