Orthodox church of St. Nicholas
Baroque hillside church below the castle, rebuilt in 1661 and now serving Orthodox worship with icons.
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This guide to the Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas, tucked below Bratislava Castle, follows one small Baroque building through three centuries and three different churches. It begins with a seventeenth-century countess, the widow of a Hungarian palatine, and the Gothic ruin she built on. Along the way you'll meet the Greek Catholic parish that rebuilt the church after the war's final fire. Start by the stone doorway, then step inside.
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