St. Nicholas Church, Brașov

Biserica Sfântul Nicolae

Murals

Saint Nicholas Church (Romanian: Biserica Sfântul Nicolae) is a Romanian Orthodox church in Braşov, dominating the historic district of Şchei.

History

The church was established in 1292. It was mentioned in a Papal bull issued in 1399 by Pope Boniface IX. Starting in 1495, the church was rebuilt in stone by the locals, with help from Vlad Călugărul, Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia. More help was provided around 1512 by Neagoe Basarab.

Saint Nicholas Church was initially built in the Gothic style, it was later redecorated with Baroque style architectural elements. The interior has frescoes painted by the renowned muralist Mișu Popp.

Historic district

Within the churchyard walls:

St. Nicholas Cemetery, where Ioan Meşotă, Aurel Popovici, Vasile Saftu, and Nicolae Titulescu are buried.
Statue of Coresi.

Adjacent in the Şchei historic district are:

the First Romanian School (started in 1583).

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to St Nicholas church from Braşov.

Welcometoromania.ro: Biserica Sfântul Nicolae

Coordinates: 45°38′08″N 25°34′53″E / 45.63556°N 25.58139°E / 45.63556; 25.58139

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, April 27, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.