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Church of St Nicholas of Bari

The Church of St Nicholas of Bari is a historic parish church in the centre of Murcia, whose origins date back to the Christian conquest of 1266, although the present building was rebuilt in the 18th century and is one of the finest examples of Murcian Baroque. Inside, visitors can see the Baroque main altarpiece, attributed to designs by Jaime Bort, and a group of sculptures including the Christ of Shelter (an anonymous 18th-century carving traditionally attributed to Francisco Salzillo or, according to some experts, to Antonio Dupar), a Sorrowful Virgin by Salzillo, an image of St Anthony of Padua by Alonso Cano (1666-1667) and works by Pedro de Mena (a St Joseph and an Immaculate Conception). The church was declared a Site of Cultural Interest in 1972 and since 1985 has been the seat of the Royal and Venerable Brotherhood of the Holy Christ of Shelter and Our Lady of Sorrows, which opens Murcia's Holy Week, as well as of the Brotherhood of the Holy Christ of Burgos. The façades, the work of Joseph Pérez (1742), show an integration of architecture and sculpture similar to that of the main façade of Murcia Cathedral.

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