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In 1100, the putative relics of the body of Saint Nicholas were stolen from Myra in Lycia, and interred in this church. However, a few years earlier, in 1089, the remains of the saint had been entombed in Bari by Pope Urban II in person. Nicholas was proclaimed protector of the Venetian fleet. In 1202, the forces of the Fourth Crusade left from ...
The parish was divided into two parts: St. Nicholas Within the Walls and St. Nicholas Without. [1] In records dating to 1509 and 1662 the parish church continued to be the north transept of St Patrick's Cathedral. The church was dedicated to Saint Nicholas of Myra, the patron saint of sailors.
The Church of St Nicholas of Myra (Without) is an Irish Roman Catholic church on Francis Street, Dublin, that is still in use today. The site has been used as a place of worship as far back as the 12th century. The current church was built in 1829 and dedicated to Saint Nicholas in 1835.
The Church of St. Nicholas (French: Église Saint-Nicolas; Dutch: Sint-Niklaaskerk) is a Catholic church in central Brussels, Belgium. Founded around 1125, it is one of the first four churches in Brussels and the best preserved in its successive developments. It is dedicated to Saint Nicholas. [2]
St. Nicholas's Church and graveyard are in the town, where the earthly remains of Saint Nicholas of Myra are said to be buried. Belmore House stands at the top of the town. The memorial has been moved since 1839, and it has sustained damage from the fall of a tree. [1] [3] A conservation plan was developed by the Heritage Council in 2007. [4]
The Nikolskoe Cemetery was restored and landscaped, with a columbarium built between 1979 and 1980. [4] The cemetery church was repaired and re-consecrated on 22 April 1985. [1] [3] The size of the cemetery was somewhat reduced with the construction of an overpass for the Alexander Nevsky Bridge through the western part of the cemetery. [4]
The church was refurbished in Gothic style in the 15th century, with a rose window alluding to a miracle of Saint Nicholas. A standalone chapel closed with a gate was built next to the church, which serves as the parish cemetery and, accordingly, it is known as the fossar ('cemetery').
St. Nicholas Catholic Church is an historic church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus located in Zanesville, Ohio. The parish was founded in 1836 to serve the German Catholics of the area. The current Romanesque Revival church was dedicated in 1899 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. [1]