Tag Archive for 'Saint Nicholas'

The 700-year-old bronze ring depicts St. Nicholas. Image credit: Clara Amit, Israel Antiquities Authority.

Rare Byzantine-Period Ring Uncovered in Israel

Mar 12, 2018 by News Staff

A 700-year-old bronze ring engraved with a portrait of St. Nicholas — the 4th century Orthodox Christian saint who inspired the iconography of Santa...

Icon of St Nicholas, unknown icon painter, 13th or 14th century.

Could Ancient Remains Suggest Santa Claus was Real?

Dec 6, 2017 by News Staff

New research by University of Oxford scientists has revealed that bones long venerated as relics of Saint Nicholas, the 4th century Orthodox Christian...