Remarkable new high-tech images reveal the face of the real-life bishop who inspired the concept of Santa Claus — more than 1,700 years after he first made Christmas merry and bright.

The photos of the digital reconstruction have gone viral, with X, formerly Twitter, users expressing their amazement at the resemblance to the traditional image of Santa Claus. One user commented ...

Researchers have used forensic methods to produce images of the man who Santa Claus is based on. Saint Nicholas of Myra lived over 1,700 years ago. According to accounts of his life, he was very ...