| Parroquia de San Nicolás de Bari | |
| Religious Affiliation: | Roman Catholic |
| Location: | Santa Fe 1352, Buenos Aires |
| Rite: | Catholic |
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| Country: | Argentina |
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| Patron: | Saint Nicholas |
| Architect: | Arturo Prins (1901) Carlos Messa (1935) |
| Architecture Type: | Beaux-Arts |
| Founded By: | Domingo de Acassuso Francisco Araujo |
| Established: | 1733 |
| Year Completed: | 1935 |
| Date Destroyed: | --> |
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Parroquia de San Nicolás de Bari is a Catholic church located on Santa Fe Avenue, Retiro neighborhood, Buenos Aires, Argentina.[1]
The Parish of San Nicolás de Bari was established in 1733 by Domingo de Acassuso, founder of San Isidro. It was rebuilt in 1767.[2] Its first priest was Joaquín Sotelo, who was the head of the parish for several years.[3] Some of the priests came from ancient patrician families of Buenos Aires such as Manuel Alberti, member of the Primera Junta,[4] and Eduardo O'Gorman, belonging to the families O'Gorman and Périchon de Vandeuil.[5]
The parish has undergone reconstruction several times, among them the reconstruction by architect Arturo Prins in 1901, work that was demolished in 1931 due to the construction of the 9 de Julio Avenue.[6] The current façade was completed in 1935 by the architect Carlos Messa.[7] It was consecrated in 1935 and named a minor Basilica in 1937.[8]