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Chiesa di San Nicolò

The church of San Nicolò is a religious building of early-medieval origin that overlooks the Selciato San Nicolò in Padua.

A parish since at least 1178, it is still led by the secular clergy of the Diocese of Padua.
It has as its subsidiary the rectory of Santa Lucia and, for a period, that of Sant'Agnese in Stra' Maggiore, closed to worship in the 20th century.

The Church of San Nicolò is certainly to be counted among the oldest in the city, if not among the first to be dedicated to Saint Nicholas of Myra, probably before the arrival of the relics in the city of Bari (1087). Some archaeological excavations have confirmed that the building has origins well prior to 1088, the year in which the Bishop of Padua, Milone, donated the church to the Nuns of San Pietro. In a document of 1178, Bishop Gerardo lists it among the city’s parishes. The church underwent alterations and modifications, the substantial ones being those of the 14th century (1305), the period in which it was incorporated into the precinct of the Carrarese Palace. In the pastoral visit of 1546 the church was equipped with as many as 11 altars, some belonging to certain families of the Paduan aristocracy who held special rights over the church, such as the Forzatè and the Sala (from the 12th century, or from the Carrarese age). In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries the church underwent various architectural adaptations that altered its original medieval appearance. In the nineteenth century the bell tower was restored. In the wake of Vatican II (from 1966 to 1971) the church underwent a lengthy restoration project that aimed to bring the structure back to its original features, removing most of the rich artistic heritage of the Baroque era.

Buried in the church are Giordano and Marco Forzatè and other members of the Paduan family.

Source: wikipedia

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