St. Nicholas Church facts for kids

Saint Nicholas is a very famous saint, known for being kind and generous. He lived a long time ago, around 270 to 343 AD, in a place called Myra (which is now in modern-day Turkey). He is often seen as a protector of children, sailors, and merchants. Because he was so well-loved, many churches, cathedrals, and chapels around the world have been named in his honor. These buildings are places where people go to worship and remember Saint Nicholas.

Churches Named After Saint Nicholas

Here is a list of some of the many churches, cathedrals, and chapels dedicated to Saint Nicholas in different countries.

Austria

• Church of St. Nikolaus, Lockenhaus
• St. Nicholas Church, Inzersdorf, Vienna

Albania

• St. Nicholas Church, Moscopole
• St. Nicholas Church, Perondi
• Church of St. Nicholas (Shelcan)

Belgium

• Saint Nicholas Church, Ghent

Bulgaria

• Church of St Nicholas, Sapareva Banya
• Russian Church, Sofia
• Church of St. Nicholas, Sofia
• Church of St Nicholas, Vukovo

Canada

• St. Nicholas Macedonian Orthodox Church (Windsor, Ontario)

Croatia

• Church of St. Nicholas, Rijeka

Czech Republic

• St. Nicholas Church (Malá Strana), Prague
• St. Nicholas Church (Staré Město), Prague
• St. Nicholas Church, Louny
• St. Nicholas Church (Vršovice)

Denmark

• St. Nicolai Church (Vejle)
• St. Nicholas Church, Aarhus

Estonia

• St. Nicholas Church, Tallinn
• St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, Tallinn

Finland

• St. Nicholas Church, former name of Helsinki Cathedral
• St. Nicholas Church, Kotka
• Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Kuopio

France

• Saint-Nicolas-du-Chardonnet, Paris
• Saint Nicolas Church, Toulouse
• Saint Nicholas Church, Strasbourg
• Saint Nicholas Chapel, on the Pont Saint-Bénézet, Avignon

Germany

• St. Nicholas Church, Berlin
• Old St. Nicholas Church, Frankfurt
• St. Nicholas Church, Hamburg
• St. Nikolai, Kiel
• Steindamm Church, Königsberg
• St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig
• St. Nicolai, Lüneburg
• St. Nicholas Church, Potsdam
• Schelf Church, Schwerin
• St. Nicholas Church, Stralsund
• St. Nicholas Church, Wismar

Greece

• Church of Saint Nicholas Orphanos, Thessaloniki

Hungary

• Church of St. Nicholas, Szeged

Iran

• St. Nicholas Church, Tehran

Republic of Ireland

• Church of St Nicholas Without, Dublin
• Church of St. Nicholas Within, Dublin
• Church of St Nicholas of Myra Without, (Roman Catholic), Dublin
• St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church, Galway

Israel

• Saint Nicholas Monastery, Jaffa

Italy

• Basilica di San Nicola, Bari
• San Nicola, Ottana
• Palmi Cathedral (Chiesa di San Nicola), Palmi
• San Nicola, Pisa
• San Nicola da Tolentino agli Orti Sallustiani, Rome
• San Nicola in Carcere, Rome
• San Nicola alla Carità

Kosovo

• Saint Nicholas's Church (Drajčići)
• Saint Nicholas's Church (Mušnikovo)

Latvia

• St Nicholas Naval Cathedral, Karosta

Lithuania

• St. Nicholas Church, Semeliškės
• Church of Saint Nicholas, Vilnius

Malta

• St Nicholas and St Lucy Chapel, Rabat
• Chapel of St Nicholas, Fort Ricasoli
• St Nicholas Chapel, Mdina
• Church of St Nicholas, Siġġiewi
• Church of St Nicholas, Valletta
• Chapel of St Nicholas, Żejtun
• Chapel of St Nicholas, Żonqor

Monaco

• Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Monaco

Netherlands

• Basilica of Saint Nicholas, Amsterdam
• Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder
• Oude Kerk, Amsterdam or St. Nicholas Church, Amsterdam

North Macedonia

• Church of St. Nicholas, Kumanovo
• St Nicholas Church, Mavrovo

Poland

• Cathedral of St. Nicholas, Bielsko-Biała
• St. Nicholas Cathedral, Elbląg
• St. Nicholas Church, Wysocice

Romania

• St. Nicholas Church, Brașov
• St. Nicholas Church, Brăila
• St. Nicholas Church, Făgăraș
• St. Nicholas Church, Orlat
• St. Nicholas Church, Râșnov
• St. Nicholas Church, Zărnești
• New St. Nicholas Church, Focșani
• Old St. Nicholas Church, Focșani
• Stroe Church, Focșani
• Tăbăcari Church, Focșani
• Curtea de Argeș Cathedral

Russia

• Church of St. Nicholas in Khamovniki, Moscow
• Church of St. Nicholas in Tolmachi, Moscow
• St. Nicholas Church (Buzhaninovo)
• Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Novgorod
• St. Nicholas Church, Taganrog

Serbia

• Banja Monastery or St. Nicholas Church, Priboj
• Church of St. Nicholas, Kuršumlija
• Church of St. Nicholas, Prizren, Kosovo

Slovakia

• St. Nicholas Church, Bratislava
• Co-Cathedral of Saint Nicholas, Prešov
• St Nicholas Church, Stará Ľubovňa
• Saint Nicolas Church, Trnava

Slovenia

• Ljubljana Cathedral
• Novo Mesto Cathedral

Spain

• Concatedral de San Nicolás, Alicante
• St Nicholas' Church, Madrid
• St Nicholas' Church, Pamplona

Sweden

• Saint Nicholas Church, Örebro
• Storkyrkan, Stockholm

Switzerland

• Fribourg Cathedral
• Saint-Nicolas Church, Hérémence

Turkey

• St. Nicholas Church, Demre

Ukraine

• Kryvka Church, Lviv
• St. Nicholas Military Cathedral (demolished), Kyiv
• St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church, Kyiv

United Kingdom

United States

• St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church (Juneau, Alaska)
• St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church (Kwethluk, Alaska)
• St. Nicholas Church (Nikolski, Alaska)
• St. Nicholas Chapel (Nondalton, Alaska)
• St. Nicholas Church (Pilot Point, Alaska)
• St. Nicholas Chapel (Sand Point, Alaska)
• St. Nicholas Chapel (Seldovia, Alaska)
• St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Tarpon Springs, Florida)
• St. Nicholas Cathedral (Chicago), Illinois
• St. Nicholas Orthodox Church and Rectory, Salem, Massachusetts
• St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church, Atlantic City, New Jersey
• St. Nicholas Catholic Church (Passaic, New Jersey)
• St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church (Manhattan), New York City, destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks and rebuilt in 2022
• St. Nicholas Kirche (New York City), Manhattan, New York City, demolished 1960
• Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church (Arkansas)
• St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, Watervliet, New York
• St. Nicholas Catholic Church (Osgood, Ohio)
• St. Nicholas Catholic Church (Zanesville, Ohio)
• St. Nicholas Croatian Church (Millvale, Pennsylvania)
• St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church, Perryopolis, Pennsylvania
• St. Nicholas Croatian Church (Troy Hill, Pennsylvania), in Pittsburgh
• Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania
• St. Nicholas Cathedral (Washington, D.C.)

Uruguay

• Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Montevideo

See also

In Spanish: Iglesia de San Nicolás para niños