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Church of St Nicholas Without, Dublin (Church of Ireland)


Coordinates: 53°20′22″N 6°16′17″W / 53.33944°N 6.27139°W / 53.33944; -6.27139 St. Nicholas Without is a former Church of Ireland parish church in Dublin, Ireland. For several hundred years the north transept of St. Patrick's Cathedral formed the church, with a wall separating it from the cathedral.

It received its name during the episcopate of Alexander de Bicknor (1317-1349), when the parish of St. Nicholas was extended outside the city so as to include the Manor of St. Sepulchre and the Deanery of St Patrick. The parish was divided into two parts: St. Nicholas Within the Walls and St. Nicholas Without. In records dating to 1509 and 1662 the parish church continued to be the north transept of St Patrick's Cathedral.

The church was dedicated to St. Nicholas of Myra, the patron saint of sailors.

The north transept fell into disrepair in the 18th century, and the Lady Chapel (formerly called the French Church, as it had been used by the Huguenots) of the cathedral was rented by the parishioners of St. Nicholas Without for £30 per annum. The transept was re-built in 1822. It was in use up to 1861, when the parish of St. Nicholas Without was united to that of St. Luke. Shortly afterwards the Cathedral was renovated, and the north transept re-built.


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