Jakarta –
Archaeologists in southern Turkey have just discovered this serious or the original tomb of St. Nicholaswhich became the inspiration of the figure Santa Claus or Santa Claus.
Quoted detikINET from Live Science, Thursday (10/20/2022) researchers actually already know that the body of Saint Nicholas was buried in the 14th century in the province of Antalya, Turkey. But the body was stolen some 700 years after his death, so the specific location of his original grave remains a mystery.
Saint Nicholas, who died in 343, was born into a wealthy family in Patara, Turkey. It is said that he liked to sell his possessions and give them to the poor.
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Between them, he gave gold to three girls so they wouldn’t get trapped in the world of prostitution. That story then made him the inspiration for the figure of Santa Claus or Father Christmas.
Serious St. Nicholas finally found archaeologists in the church of St Nicholas in Turkey. Several centuries ago, the church was affected by the rising sea level, so another church was built on top of it. In 2017, the existence of the original church was traced.
It is there that, at the foot of the new church, the tip of the tomb of St. Nicholas is believed to be, along with the remains of the old church.
“The first church sank with the rising of the Mediterranean Sea and several centuries later a new church was built there. Today we have arrived at the remains of the first church and the floor where Saint Nicholas once stood,” said Osman Eravsar. head of the church preservation of local cultural heritage.
“It is widely accepted St. Nicholas is the source of the character of Santa Claus. Although he was not fat and had a white beard, his pleasure in giving to the poor made him the basis for the image of Santa Claus, “wrote Atlas Obscura.
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