Could sarcophagus in Türkiye’s Antalya hold remains of St. Nicholas known as Santa Claus?

Turkiye Today ^ | 12 06 2024 | Koray Erdogan

[yesthatjallen]

Archaeologists have unearthed a sarcophagus during ongoing excavation work at the St. Nicholas Church in Demre, Antalya, shedding light on the ancient past of the historical site.

The church, believed to be located near the burial place of St. Nicholas, the Bishop of Myra and the inspiration for the modern-day Santa Claus, has been a site of important archaeological findings for years.

The discovery was made in the church’s two-story annex, which has been under excavation since 1989.

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[Pilsner]

The Mad Greek restaurant in Baker, Calif. displays a list of famous Greeks ranging from Homer and Plato to Aristotle Onassis and Melina Mercouri. Santa also made the list.

Santa wasn't Greek...

[KarlInOhio]

Candy for good children, coal for bad ones and a slapping for those who disbelieve the coeternality of God the Father and Jesus.

[SkyDancer]

I thought he was St. Nickolas from Ireland.

[BenLurkin]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkFg49lTOSQ

[Verginius Rufus]

I’ve been to Bari. The church which supposedly has his remains gets a lot of pilgrims. When I was there there were buses from Poland, and I met a woman who had come on her own from Russia just to visit St. Nicholas’ tomb.

[Tell It Right]

St. Nick is intensely popular in the Eastern church.