Archeologists in Turkey claim they have discovered the remains of the real Santa Claus, St. Nicholas, and are fairly certain of his demise. The archeologists discovered his bones buried under a church in Southern Turkey using electronic surveys that detected gaps underneath the structure. St. Nicholas was known for his generosity to the needy, impoverished, and sick and was popularized as Father Christmas in 16th-century Europe.
See Lia Eustachwich Santa Found Dead, New York Post, October 4, 2017.
