The Church of Saint Nicholas of the Lorrains is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Nicholas

Saint Nicholas

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 and the apostle Saint Andrew

Saint Andrew

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. It is one of the national churches in Rome

National churches in Rome

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 dedicated to France

France

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 (Duchy of Lorraine). Finished in 1632, the church was designed by French architect François Desjardins

Francois Desjardins

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 and constructed by Francesco Giardini.

The church was thoroughly renovated in 2006 and entitled to the Community of Saint John.

Interior

In 1731, Corrado Giaquinto

Corrado Giaquinto

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was commissionned to execute the frescoes : "Saint Nicholas water gush from cliff", "The three theologic Virtues", "The three cardinal Virtues" and in the cupola "The Paradise".