Terrifying & True | Santa’s Stolen Bones: The Medieval Relic Heist of St. Nicholas

In 1087, sailors from Bari took the relics of St. Nicholas from his tomb in Myra. Terrifying & True follows the medieval theft behind one strand of Santa Claus history, from the grieving local community to the new shrine in Italy. The episode explores 'furta sacra,' rival claims from Venice, anatomical studies, and the liquid known as the saint's manna. Religious belief, political power, and disputed ownership shape a story removed from modern Christmas cards. What did taking a saint's bones mean to the people who lost them—and to the city that built its identity around their arrival?

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