It was gathered that The holy figure, who lived between 270 and 343 AD, is most famous for inheriting money that he gave away to the poor.
support claims that St Nicolas lived and died in Turkey
Archaeologist have been working at the site for years, carefully removing flooring of the St Nicholas church that stands in Turkey. The removal revealed flooring of the original church that was built after St Nicholas died in 343 AD
Although However his body's exact whereabouts has always been a mystery.
Researchers now believe at the time of his death in 343 AD, St Nicholas was interred at the church in Demre, where he lay undisturbed until the 11th century.
Previously, it was believed the 1,674-year-old remains were smuggled to the Italian city of Bari by merchants in the year 1087
However, Turkish archaeologists are now suggesting the wrong bones were removed - and the ones that went to Italy belonged to an anonymous priest.
He was buried in his church at Myra, and by the 6th century his shrine there had become well known.
In 1087 Italian sailors or merchants stole his alleged remains from the tomb and took them to Bari, Italy.
THE ORIGINS OF SANTA CLAUS
He was known for his secret gift giving, such as putting coins into the shoes of people who left them out for him.
This practice is still celebrated on his national feast day, December 6.
The bishop was popularized in 6th century Europe as Father Christmas, who secretly gave gifts to young children.
Young Dutch arrivals to the United States called Saint Nicholas 'Sinterklaas', which later became Santa Claus.
In modern depictions, Saint Nicholas is presented as a portly old man dressed in red and white with a bushy beard.
But some have suggested the original character wore green, and that his modern red-and-white colors are the result of a 1930s marketing campaign from soft drinks brand Coca Cola.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
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