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This church consists of a single nave with side chapelsbetween the buttresses and a variedbaroque style decorationin its interior where the impressive fresco paintings stand out divided into twelve lunettes that were made by the famous artist < strong>Antonio Palomino with scenes from the life of Saint Nicholas of Bari and Saint Peter the Martyr in fictitious openings that suggest the view of heaven. The altarpiece of the High Altar is It is composed of two bodies flanked by Solomonic columns with images of the patron saints of the church and a work of the Virgin and Child by Jacinto de Espinosa. On the outside, the main Gothic-style doorway stands out, the chapel where the temple cemetery was formerly located and the bell tower completed in the 18th century with its five bells - the oldest being the one called Vicent from the year 1755 - .

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The church of San Nicolás, also Known as San Nicolás de Bari and San Pedro Mártir, it is a religious temple located in the place where the church was built. a temple dedicated to pagan deities in Roman times. Later, during the Middle Ages, a temple was built on this site. one of the first Christian parishes in the city managed by the Dominicans and dedicated to Saint Nicholas. Today, he shares devotion with Saint Peter for a miracle that occurred in the temple and which caused a newborn to be savage due to the intervention of this saint. The building was transformed in the mid-15th century in the Gothic style and today we can see a variety of styles inside, which was declared a Historical-Artistic Monument.

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