San Nicolò (Lecco)
The Basilica of San Nicolò is a Roman Catholic church in the northern Italian city of Lecco in the Lombardy region . The former collegiate church in an elevated position above Lake Como was opened in 1943 by Pope Pius XI. raised to the minor basilica .
Building
Already in the 11th century there was presumably a church on the site of today's basilica, the oldest record is from 1252. Repeated damage and reconstruction occurred, and in the 17th century the building was given various decorations in Baroque style . Between 1831 and 1862 the architect Giuseppe Bovara created today's neoclassical facade.
The imposing neo-Gothic bell tower was built from 1902 to 1904 under Giovanni Ceruti. With a height of 96 meters, it is one of the highest church towers in Italy and has nine bells ringing. It was built on the site of one of the towers of the medieval city walls that were destroyed in the 19th century. The double staircase was added in 1928.
Furnishing
The interiors are home to a number of frescoes, including the Life of Jesus (1881) on the walls by Casimiro Radice and the ceiling fresco Glory of the Madonna of the Rosary by Luigi Morgari from 1925. The fifth chapel in the right nave contains frescoes from the 14th century and a baptismal font from the 16th century.
The Basilica of San Nicolò has two organs , a main organ on the opposite facade and a choir organ in the apse . Today only the choir organ is used during church services, while the older organ is only used for concerts.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Basilica di S. Nicolò on gcatholic.org
- ↑ Cenni Storici on campaniledilecco.it (ital.)
- ^ Basilica di S. Nicolò of the Comune di Lecco
Coordinates: 45 ° 51 ′ 24.1 ″ N , 9 ° 23 ′ 20 ″ E