Church of San Nicolás (Valencia)
| Church of San Nicolás | ||
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| Church of San Nicolás | ||
Style Valencian Gothic | | |
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| Diocese | Valencia | |
San Nicolás de Bari and San Pedro Mártir is a
).History
The church was founded in the 13th century, with a layout that includes a single-nave with six chapels between the buttresses and polygonal apse. The church was refurbished in Gothic in the 15th century, and includes a rose window alluding to a miracle of Saint Nicholas. There is an outdoor Chapel closed with a gate which is called the fossar, because there was before the parish cemetery. The other gate, which overlooks the square of San Nicolás, however, is a neo-gothic 19th-century recreation.
The interior of the church was completed between 1690-1693, and was decorated by Juan Pérez Castiel in baroque fashion. It has frescoes, depicting the lives of San Nicola and
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See also
External links
- Valencian Heritage Library (in Spanish)
- Information and photos about the church (in Spanish)
- Information of the Valencia Town Hall (in Spanish)