Meet the layman and the priest who bore St. Nicholas’s name and defended the faith with ingenuity and grace. There is a magic ...

Ethiopian pilgrims pray during a Mass service for Ethiopian Christmas at the Bole Medhane Alem cathedral in Addis Ababa, ...

The sarcophagus and remains of the original Saint Nicholas are presumed to have been uncovered at an excavation site in ...

In Greece, children receive gifts on New Year's Eve rather than Christmas Eve, and they are brought to them by Saint Basil ...

"This story in particular, it really kind of humanised him for me and made him a far more interesting character than I think ...

Just in time for Christmas, the iconic Saint Nicholas has a new home. Or rather, The Icon Museum and Study Center in Clinton has just unveiled its latest acquisition, a 19th century icon titled ...

A sarcophagus unearthed in Antalya may be the tomb of Saint Nicholas, the saintly inspiration for Santa Claus.

Saint Nicholas of Myra lived over 1,700 years ago. According to accounts of his life, he was very kind and generous and this inspired the idea of Santa Claus – the man who delivers gifts to children ...

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

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

From St. Nick to Santa to Kris Kringle, it’s a marvel that Rudolph isn’t completely confused about whom exactly he is working ...

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 ...