San Nicola dei Lorenesi
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| Church of Saint Nicholas of the Lorrains | |
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| Saint-Nicolas-des-Lorrains (in French) | |
San Nicola dei Lorenesi (in Italian) | |
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| 41°53′59.6″N 12°28′20.7″E / 41.899889°N 12.472417°E | |
| Location | Largo Febo 17, Parione, Rome |
| Country | Italy |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Tradition | Roman rite |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Status | national church |
| Dedication | Nicholas of Myra and Andrew the Apostle |
| Consecrated | 1636 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | François Desjardins |
| Style | Baroque |
| Completed | 1632 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Rome |
The Church of Saint Nicholas of the Lorrainers (Italian: San Nicola dei Lorenesi, French: Saint-Nicolas-des-Lorrains) is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Nicholas and the apostle Saint Andrew. It is one of the national churches in Rome dedicated to France (since the Duchy of Lorraine became part of France in 1766). Given to the Lorrainers by Pope Gregory XV in 1622, the pre-existing church of St. Nicholas was redesigned by Lorrainer architect François Desjardins (also called "Du Jardin" and italianized in "Francesco Giardini"), in 1632.[1]
The church was thoroughly renovated in 2006 and entitled to the Community of Saint John.
