| Church of St. Nikolaus | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| District | Diocese of Eisenstadt |
| Province | Archdiocese of Vienna |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Parish church |
| Leadership | Monsignore Prof. Pfarrer Josef Herowitsch |
| Year consecrated | 1669 |
| Location | |
| Location | Lockenhaus, Burgenland, Austria |
| Geographic coordinates | 47°24′23.47″N 16°25′9.66″E / 47.4065194°N 16.4193500°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Piero Orsolini |
| Style | early Baroque |
| Groundbreaking | 1655 |
| Completed | 1669 |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Church of Saints Nicholas (German: Pfarrkirche zum Heiligen Nikolaus) is an early Baroque parish church located in the Güns Valley in Lockenhaus, in the Austrian state of Burgenland. It was built during the period of 1655 to 1669. Commissioned by Franz III. Nádasdy, the church was entrusted to the Augustinians[1] and was dedicated to both St. Nicholas of Myra and St. Nicholas of Tonentino, in reference to the role of Fr. Nicholas Donellan (O.E.S.A) in Nädasdy's conversion to the Catholic faith.[2] The parish church overlooks the town's main square.
- ^ "Locations". kammermusikfest.at. 2011. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ Analecta Augustiniana. Vol. 37. Institutum Historicum Ord. Erem. S. Augustini Romae. 1974. p. 333.
The church received as heavenly patrons the bishop St. Niholas of Myra, and the beloved Augustinian St. Nicholas of Tolentine, as a delightful reference to the work of Nicholas Donellan in Nädasdy's conversion.