Saint Nicolas Church, Toulouse Explained

Building Name:Saint-Nicolas Church (Toulouse)
Location:25 Grande Rue Saint-Nicolas, 31000 Toulouse, France
Geo:43.5993°N 1.4343°W
Religious Affiliation:Roman Catholic
Region:Midi-Pyrénées
State:Haute-Garonne
Province:Archdiocese of Toulouse
Architecture Type:Church
Architecture Style:Gothic architecture
Groundbreaking:XIVe (Bell Tower)

Saint-Nicolas Church is located in Saint Cyprien neighbourhood on the west side of the Garonne River, just outside the old city walls of Toulouse.

Description

Saint Nicolas is the patron saint of sailors and those who are afraid of sinking. He might have been frequently solicited in a neighbourhood that has known yearly flash flood, for instance, the 1875 significant one.

Its Tolosan style octagonal bell tower was rebuilt around 1300, copying those of Saint Sernin and Church of the Jacobins.

Gallery

File:Église Saint-Nicolas, Toulouse.jpg|Overview in 2008, before restorationEglise Saint-Nicolas de Toulouse - Portail.jpg|PortalEglise Saint-Nicolas de Toulouse - Tympan.jpg|TympanumÉglise Saint-Nicolas de Toulouse - Interior.jpg|InteriorToulouse - Eglise Saint-Nicolas 12.jpg|The altarpieceEglise Saint-Nicolas de Toulouse - L'orgue.jpg|Organ