Santa Claus, Maybe?
Because he was so loving to especially the young ones, Saint Nicholas was the early version of Santa Claus because stories tell of him throwing gifts out at Christmas time to bring the cheers of joy and giving to all. Saint Nicholas died, and his remains were buried in Myre, and a church was erected in his memory. But during the Ottoman invasions, some 200 years after his death, a group of Italians excavated most of his skeleton, in 1087, and brought it to Bari. The San Basilica was enshrined in the 11th century, and Saint Nicholas’s body remains there to this day.
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Luckily enough for researcher Dr. Caroline Wilkinson, she was able to create a 3-D portrait as this body was efficiently well-preserved. The final image portrayed a brown skin tone, which is normal for someone of Greek descent from what is today modern-day Turkey. There is also an obvious default on his face (deviated septum), which was a result of improper healing of a broken nose.
