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Saint Nicholas's Cathedral
Stolnica sv. Nikolaja
Saint Nicholas's Cathedral with a three-bay chancel and a broken longitudinal axis
45°48′12″N 15°10′01″E / 45.8034°N 15.1669°E / 45.8034; 15.1669
Location	Novo Mesto
Country	Slovenia
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Former name(s)	Capitular Church of St Nicholas
Status	Active
Founded	15th century
Architecture
Functional status	Cathedral
Architectural type	Gothic architecture
Completed	1623
Administration
Diocese	Novo Mesto
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Andrej Saje

Novo Mesto Cathedral (Slovene: novomeška stolnica, novomeška stolna cerkev) or St Nicholas's Cathedral (stolnica sv. Nikolaja) in Novo Mesto is the seat of the Diocese of Novo Mesto and a landmark of the town. The stone church is located on a hill above the Krka River. Until 7 April 2006, when the Diocese of Novo Mesto was established, it was a capitular church. It is therefore sometimes referred to as the Capitular Church of St Nicholas (kapiteljska cerkev or simply Kapitelj). It is distinguished by a combination of Gothic and Baroque architecture and a broken longitudinal axis because the chancel is higher than the nave.

History

The original church was first mentioned in 1428, although it was built before this. The chancel with three bays walled on five of eight sides has been preserved from that time. In 1493, when the chapter was established, a reconstruction was started and lasted until 1623. In 1576, the building was damaged in a fire. Its renovation was financed by the provost Polidoro de Montagnana, who ordered the construction of a new high altar and acquired the oil painting The Vision of Saint Nicholas (c. 1582) by the Venetian Mannerist painter Tintoretto for it. In 1621, the nave area with Baroque arches and three Baroque chapels on each side were constructed. In the 19th century, the church was reworked in the Gothic style. In 1733, new side altars with paintings by Valentin Metzinger were installed. In 1860, a new polygonal belfry was erected in the shell of an older one on the west side of the church. The main altar was renovated in 1868 by Matija Tomc. In 1901, the chancel was decorated by Matija Koželj.

External links

• Media related to Novo Mesto Cathedral at Wikimedia Commons

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v t e Roman Catholic cathedrals in Slovenia
Province of Ljubljana	Ljubljana Koper Novo Mesto
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• Buildings and structures in Novo Mesto
• Roman Catholic churches completed in 1860
• Roman Catholic cathedrals in Slovenia
• 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Slovenia