Basilique Saint-Nicolas is a

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in the town of

Saint-Nicolas-de-Port Saint-Nicolas-de-Port () is a Communes of France, commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle ''Departments of France, département'' in north-eastern France. The town's basilica, ''Saint-Nicolas, Saint-Nicolas-de-Port, Saint Nicolas'', is a pilgrimage sit ...

Grand Est Grand Est (; gsw-FR, Grossa Oschta; Moselle Franconian/ lb, Grouss Osten; Rhine Franconian: ''Groß Oschte''; german: Großer Osten ; en, "Great East") is an administrative region in Northeastern France. It superseded three former administrat ...

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. It is a pilgrimage site, supposedly holding

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Saint Nicholas Saint Nicholas of Myra, ; la, Sanctus Nicolaus (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greeks, Greek descent from the maritime city of Myra in Asia Minor (; modern-da ...

brought from Italy. Nicolas became the

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of the

Duchy of Lorraine The Duchy of Lorraine (french: Lorraine ; german: Lothringen ), originally Upper Lorraine, was a duchy now included in the larger present-day region of Lorraine in northeastern France. Its capital was Nancy. It was founded in 959 following t ...

. The current basilica was built in the 15th and 16th centuries and has fine

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painted glass Painted glass refers to two different techniques of decorating glass, both more precisely known by other terms. Firstly, and more correctly, it means enamelled glass, normally relatively small vessels which have been painted with preparations of ...

windows by

Nicolas Droguet Nicolas or Nicolás may refer to: People Given name * Nicolas (given name) Mononym * Nicolas (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer * Nicolas (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian footballer Surname Nicolas * Dafydd Nicolas (c.1705–1774), ...

of Lyon,

Valentin Bousch Valentin Bousch (circa 1490 – August 1541) was a Renaissance stained glass glazier and painter from Strasbourg, active in the Duchy of Lorraine and the Republic of Metz. A rarity among stained glass artists, Bousch is seen as one who acti ...

of Strasbourg,

Hans von Kulmbach Hans Suess, known as Hans von Kulmbach, was a German artist. He was born around 1480 in Kulmbach, Franconia and died prior to 3 December 1522 in Nuremberg.John Denison Champlin, Charles CallahanCyclopedia of Painters and PaintingsNew York, Publ ...

and

Veit Hirsvogel Veit is a personal name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Gustav Veit (1824–1903), German gynecologist and obstetrician, a native of Leobschütz * Johann Veit (1852–1917), German gynecologist *Mario Veit (born 1973), German box ...

from Nuremberg,

Georges Millereau Georges may refer to: Places * Georges River, New South Wales, Australia * Georges Quay (Dublin) *Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Other uses *Georges (name) * ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas * "Georges" (song), a 19 ...

and other unknown artists, as well as 19th century replacements for lost glass works.. Note images 31-33 o
the gallery
zoom on the text. It is a French

Monument historique ''Monument historique'' () is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which National Heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a coll ...

since 1840, Eglise and a

minor basilica In the Catholic Church, a basilica is a designation given by the Pope to a church building. Basilicas are distinguished for ceremonial purposes from other churches. The building need not be a basilica in the architectural sense (a rectangular ...

since 1950.

References

Basilica churches in France Minor basilicas Churches in Meurthe-et-Moselle Gothic architecture in France Monuments historiques of Grand Est Saint Nicholas {{France-RC-church-stub