The Burgos Church of St. Nicholas dates from before 1163, when it was mentioned in a papal bull by Alexander III. It became an independent parish apart from the cathedral in 1408 and construction of the present Gothic church took place in the late 1400s. After falling into ruin, it was completely restored in 1910 and named a National Monument in 1917. The church now belongs to the parish of San Esteban. The church, on the route of the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James), is highly ornamented Burgos Gothic with many Saint Nicholas images. The three painted scenes of Nicholas' life are three of the eight side panel paintings in the St. Michael Chapel altar piece. Six of the eight panels are of Saint Nicholas.
See more images of Nicholas in the scenes of his life in the amazing 16th century stone carvings on the high altar piece, the only surviving medieval stone altarpiece in Burgos.
