The relics of Saint Nicholas arrived in Bari from Myra on May 9, 1087, and a church was built to shelter them. The text says it was built between 1087 and 1197, while the infobox gives groundbreaking in 1089. Pope Urban II attended the consecration of the crypt in 1089, and the church was consecrated in 1197. The article names no architect and no dimensions.
The Romanesque basilica has two low, massive towers framing the facade, and granite columns that divide the nave and aisles. Its matronaeum, a gallery for women above the aisles, is called the first church of this design. The crypt holds the relics and has 26 columns with Byzantine and Romanesque capitals.
A 20th-century restoration removed most Baroque additions. The main feast day is December 6, when myrrh is extracted from the tomb. The article gives no opening hours.
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