Churches - St.Nicholas

Greek Orthodox Church

The church was built in the early 1900, thanks to the voluntary contributions by Greek community present in Brindisi at the time, as well as the Zar Alexander III.
Prior to this, the local Christian-orthodox community utilized the church of St. Antonio Abate as their place of worship; later, after federal property acquired this church, they were denied access also to the church of St. Giovanni of the Greeks.

Nowadays the San Nicola parish is the most important point of reference for the Greek-Orthodox community in many South Italy regions.
The exterior of this church has neo gothic characteristics, and on top the bell tower stands out proudly with its mullioned window with three lights, on all four sides; the interior is made by a single nave, with the iconostasis (solid screen stretching, which divides the Altar from the church's middle part, whereon icons are arranged in a predefined order) which divides the nave from the presbytery, on which there are three orders of icons.

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Inside: iconostasis		Pulpit
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