Turkish researchers confirm Santa Claus' original burial site, find St. Nicholas' tomb under fresco of Jesus
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Italian merchants stole the remains of St. Nicholas from his initial resting place, and a mix of flooding, humidity and other conditions obscured the location.
Fox News Digital in 2017 reported that a team of researchers had started an examination of St. Nicholas Church in Demre, a roughly 7th century church, using CT-scanning technology and geo-radars to examine a tomb beneath the foundations. Peter Aitken is a Fox News Digital reporter with a focus on national and global news.
The final resting place of St. Nicholas, a 4th century Greek bishop who inspired the legend of Santa Claus, was well known after a group of wealthy Italian men in 1087 A.D. decided to take the body, breaking open the saint’s original resting place to retrieve him.
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