St. Nicholas Church

Strasbourg, France

Saint Nicholas Church is a small Gothic church where Jean Calvin led services and preached in 1538. The Church no longer functions as a parish church, today it is used by a Charismatic group called 'Renouveau Saint Nicholas'.

The church was built between 1387 and 1454 on the site of an earlier church dedicated to Mary Magdalene. This earlier church, which dated from 1182, was founded by the Knight Walther Spender and had been built on the site of a small Roman fort. The tower with its tapering spire was erected in 1585 . The interior was remodeled during the 17th Century. The façade and the sacristy, which date from 1905, are by Émile Salomon, the architect of the Temple Neuf.

The interior contains remains of 15th Century frescoes. The 1707 organ of the brothers Andreas and Gottfried Silbermann was dismantled in 1967.

References:

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Address

Cours Saint-Nicolas 10, Strasbourg, France

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Details

Founded: 1387-1454
Category: Religious sites in France
Historical period: Valois Dynasty and Hundred Year's War (France)

More Information

en.wikipedia.org

Rating

4.3/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Tolga ÇELİK (8 months ago)
İt was Closed

OLUFUNMILAYO FATI (2 years ago)
Service was great with a lot of songs but I would have preferred some prayers more.

jos Papa (3 years ago)
Friendly welcome and very beautiful songs of praise on Sunday at 6 p.m.

Nguyen Mai Trang (4 years ago)
Albert Schweitzer was vicar twice here (in 1900 and in 1919)

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