A couple of weeks ago, archaeologists found the place where Saint Nicolas, who over the centuries morphed into Santa Claus, was actually buried.
Most of his mortal remains aren't there, because in 1087 some enterprising churchpeople absconded with them and took them to Italy.
But where he was buried is in a church that is under a more modern church, in Turkey.
Here's the article about that:
Exact burial spot of St. Nicholas, inspiration for Santa Claus, discovered in Turkish church
It's in Demre, Turkey, which is here. I actually located the site of the church for my readers.
There are numerous Google Streetview images available; here's one of the grounds including a statue of St. Nic. Other images are both outside and inside.
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