Church of St. Nicholas (Chram svateho Mikulasa) description and photos - Slovakia: Bratislava (Topic)

Church of St. Nicholas (Chram svateho Mikulasa) description and photos - Slovakia: Bratislava. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Chram svateho Mikulasa.

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The small church of St. Nicholas, located on a hill near the castle walls, on the territory of the so-called Podhradie, has belonged to the Orthodox Church since 1950. This compact structure is only open during services. The rest of the time it looks quite abandoned, perhaps because it was built a little higher up the hill than the rest of the houses on the street, and lacks a spacious area in front of the entrance. The passage to the temple and to the small garden in front of the central entrance is blocked by a securely closed gate made of wrought iron rods.

This is a typical medieval temple, erected on the site of a castle church, which appeared in time immemorial and was demolished when the troops of the Ottoman Sultan approached Bratislava Castle in 1550. The date of construction of the modern church building is 1661. The baroque building was consecrated in the name of the patron saint of sailors - St. Nicholas. The patron of the church observes everyone entering the temple from a small height: his statue can be seen above the portal.

At first, the church held services according to the Roman Catholic rite. Then it became the property of the Greek Catholics, who restored it after the destructive actions of the soldiers during the Second World War, and finally, in the middle of the 20th century, it was transferred to the Orthodox. This happened largely due to the fact that all the property of the Greek Catholics during the communist regime was confiscated.

Until recently, it was the only church in Bratislava, where services were performed according to the Orthodox tradition. In 2002, construction began on the large church of St. Rostislav, sponsored by the Orthodox community.

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