Santa Claus’s Tomb May Have Been Discovered In Turkey

BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A team of Turkish archaeologists say they may have found the final resting place of St. Nicholas, the 4th-century figure who inspired the modern day Santa Claus myth.
National Geographic reports that the researchers have conducted scans that indicate there’s a previously unknown tomb beneath the floor of St. Nicholas Church in the Demre district of Antalya in Turkey.
St. Nicholas, according to the Catholic institution dedicated to his legacy, was born just west of th