St Nicholas Church, Leicester

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 Church
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

340m
371yds

St Nicholas Church

St Nicholas Church, often known informally by locals as Holy Bones, is an ancient Anglo-Saxon Church of England parish church in Leicester, England. First mentioned in 879 AD, the core of the structure is over 1150 years old making it the oldest of the five surviving medieval parish churches in Leicester City Centre,^[a] Leicester's oldest place of worship, and its longest continually used building.

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 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 also a prominent member of the Inclusive Church Network.
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