Church of Saint Nichlaus

Church of Saint Nichlaus

The Church of Saint Nichlaus, located in Stará Ľubovňa, is a Roman Catholic church dating from 1280. There are several works of art in its baroque interior, including a late 13th century triumphal arch, late–Gothic stone font, the figure of the “Ľubovňa Madonna” dated 1360, the Gothic sacrament-house, and the late–Gothic tombstones. Other historically valuable pieces are Baroque high altar to St. Nicholas the Bishop, the side altars and a sculpture of the Mourning for Christ. Until 1780 there was a graveyard around the church. There are as-yet unexplored crypts beneath the church.


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  • Church of Saint Nichlaus, (Stará Ľubovňa) — Stará Ľubovňa’s religious rarity is the Roman catholic church of St. Nicholas dating from 1280. Its Baroque interior conceals several works of art, such as the late 13th century triumphal arch, late – Gothic stone font, the figure of the “Ľubovňa …   Wikipedia

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