Greek Orthodox Parish of San Nicola

In the heart of Lecce, just a few steps from Piazza Sant’Oronzo, stands the Church of Gesù Bambino, which today houses the Parish of San Nicola dei Greci Ortodossi.\n\nThe church was built after 1797 on the remains of an older temple, annexed in the 1500s to the Ospedale dello Spirito Santo. The facade is sober and essential, with the only decorative elements being the pediment above the entrance portal and the pilasters on either side, topped with composite capitals.\n\nThe interior mirrors the external decorations, and the single nave is divided into three bays. On the left, the entrance to the ancient Ospedale dello Spirito Santo is visible.\n\nOn January 16, 2000, the church was inaugurated by the Orthodox Archbishop of Italy and Malta Ghennadios Zervos, dedicated to San Nicola and entrusted to the Orthodox community, which is directly under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and falls under the Holy Archdiocese Orthodox of Italy and Malta.