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Church Of San Nicolás (other)
Church of San Nicolás may refer to: * Church of San Nicolás (Guadalajara), Church of San Nicolás, Guadalajara * St Nicholas' Church, Madrid, Church of San Nicolás, Madrid * Church of San Xoán, Portomarín, Church of San Nicolás, Portomarín * San Nicolás de Soria, Church of San Nicolás, Soria * St. Nicholas' Church, Valencia, Church of San Nicolás, Valencia {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of San Nicolás (Guadalajara)
The Church of San Nicolás (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Iglesia de San Nicolás'') is a church located in Guadalajara (España), Guadalajara, Spain. It was declared ''Bien de Interés Cultural'' in 1981. References Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Guadalajara Buildings and structures in Guadalajara, Spain {{Spain-church-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Nicholas' Church, Madrid
The Church of San Nicolás (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Iglesia de San Nicolás'') also known as the church of Church of San Nicolas de Bari, or the Church of San Nicolas de los Servitas, is a Roman Catholic, Catholic parish church in central Madrid, Spain. The church dates back to medieval times, although it has been very altered over the centuries. The building was declared ''Bien de Interés Cultural'' in 1978. Its tower was already protected, having been declared a National Monument (Spain), national monument in 1931. It is one of the oldest churches in Madrid. History The Church of St. Nicholas in Bari is named in the Law of Madrid of 1202 as one of the oldest parishes in the city. Today it is the oldest church in Architecture of Madrid, Madrid, after the demolition of the Church of Santa Maria de la Almudena. Archaeological remains suggest that the church and its bell-tower may have been part of a former mosque. It was likely constructed during the 12th century. The n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of San Xoán, Portomarín
The Church of San Xoán (or Saint John) of Portomarín is a temple-fortress of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, in the Galician town of Portomarín, Spain. Features It is an unusual Late Romanesque temple as it is designed to be both a church and a castle and so has architectural characteristics of both buildings. As a church it has one barrel vaulted nave, a semicircular apse and all the typical decorations of Romanesque churches; these include a carved portal with archivolts, rose windows and carved capitals. As a castle its perimeter is surrounded by merlons, it has four defense towers (one at each corner) while behind it lies an ''adarve'', a defensive street. The north west tower currently has a stork's nest with two young (2011). The church was relocated to its current position from the valley in the 1960s when the river was flooded to form a reservoir. Strategic importance It is situated on the principal route of the Way of St. James to Santiago de Compostela, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Nicolás De Soria
The Church of San Nicolás de Soria (Spanish: ''Iglesia de San Nicolás'') is now only ruined remnants of a Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic, former church located in Soria, Spain. It was declared ''Bien de Interés Cultural'' in 1962. Part of the apse and some side walls remain: in 1858, the nave roof was brought down. In 1908, the portal of the church was moved to the church of San Juan de Rabanera in Soria. Finally in 1933 further unstable walls were razed. In 1978, during some restoration works, frescoes depicting the murder of Saint Thomas of Canterbury Thomas Becket (), also known as Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Thomas of London and later Thomas à Becket (21 December 1119 or 1120 – 29 December 1170), served as Lord Chancellor from 1155 to 1162, and then as Archbishop of Canterbury fr ... were discovered in one of the remaining walls of the church. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |