St Nicholas Church, Leicester
| St Nicholas Church, Leicester | |
|---|---|
St Nicholas from the south west and the Jewry Wall | |
| 52°38′6.53″N 1°8′27.29″W / 52.6351472°N 1.1409139°W | |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Previous denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Churchmanship | Broad Church / Modern Catholic |
| Website | www.stnicholasleicester.com |
| History | |
| Founded | Before 879 AD |
| Dedication | Saint Nicholas |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Anglo-Saxon, Early English, & neo-Gothic |
| Years built | 9th - 19th centuries |
| Specifications | |
| Bells | 3 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Leicester |
| Archdeaconry | Leicester |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Martyn Snow |
| Curate(s) | The Revd Canon Karen Rooms |
| Laity | |
| Churchwarden(s) | Jay Hulme |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Designated | 5 Jan 1950 |
| Reference no. | 1361046 |
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St Nicholas Church is an ancient Anglo-Saxon Church of England parish church in Leicester, England. One of the five surviving medieval churches of Leicester Old Town, it was constructed over 1150 years ago and is Leicester's oldest and longest continually used building. It is also among the Leicester's oldest sites of Christian worship.
The building is located on the western edge of Leicester City Centre between Holy Bones to the north, Vaughan Way and Jubilee Square to the east, St Nicholas Circle to the south, and the ruined Jewry Wall, Roman bath complex, and Jewry Wall Museum to the north. It was built perhaps as the minster for the Anglo-Saxon Bishops of Leicester (9th century), added to following the Danish invasion (10th century), the Norman Conquest (11th century), during the High Middle Ages (12th century), and completed in the Victorian period (19th century). It is a Grade I listed building.
Today, St Nicholas attracts an active and predominantly young congregation. It is the official church of the University of Leicester. It is also the city's evening congregation, with the principle Sunday mass held at 6.30pm. The parish community is in the Broad Church, modern Anglo Catholic, and Progressive movements of the Church of England. It is a prominent member of the Inclusive Church Network.