who many credit as being the inspiration for the red-suited Christmas icon. This holiday season, we’d like to take the opportunity to share the story of the real Saint Nicholas, and the many ...

right in front of St. Nicholas’s icon. As the story goes, the dead saint dove into the river to rescue—and apparently ...

Archeologists have discovered what they believe to be the tomb of Saint Nicholas, the philanthropic Greek bishop and ...

Eventually, Saint Nicholas evolved from the bald and bearded man depicted in Orthodox icons -- dressed in long robes and clutching a bible -- to the more rotund and secular character of jolly old ...

Originally conceived in the mid-1800s to honor Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich (who died in Nice), the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral wasn't completed until the early 20th century.