San Nicola in Carcere

San Nicola in Carcere
Basilica of Saint Nicholas in Prison
Basilica di San Nicola in Carcere
San Nicola in Carcere.
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41°53′28″N 12°28′48″E / 41.89111°N 12.48000°E / 41.89111; 12.48000
LocationVia del Teatro di Marcello 46, Rome
CountryItaly
Language(s)Italian
DenominationCatholic
TraditionRoman Rite
Religious instituteClerics Regular of the Mother of God
History
Statustitular church
minor basilica
regional church
DedicationNicholas of Myra
Architecture
Architect(s)Giacomo della Porta
Architectural typemedieval
Completed1599
Administration
DioceseRome

San Nicola in Carcere (Italian, "St Nicholas in prison") is an ancient titular church and minor basilica in Rome near the Forum Boarium in rione Ripa. It is constructed in the remains of the three temples of the Forum Holitorium and is one of the traditional stational churches of Lent. The parish was suppressed in 1931 and it is now served by the Clerics Regular of the Mother of God from the nearby Santa Maria in Campitelli.