There was a time when the Montenegrin town of Kotor was a completely Catholic center. There were no temples of other religious denominations. As time passed, it rapidly expanded its borders and increased thanks to people of different nationalities and religions from all over the region. Today, the town can be safely called Orthodox, as 80 percent of the residents are Orthodox Christians. Therefore, it is not surprising that one of its main shrines is the Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas, consecrated in honor of Nicholas the Wonderworker.

The majestic white-stone church rises in the Old Town on the site that belonged to a Catholic church of the monastic Order of St. Dominic in the 16th century. By the way, the Catholic shrine was also consecrated in honor of St. Nicholas, one of the most revered saints in Montenegro. The residents of Kotor began to revere the patron saint of travelers and sailors, Nicholas the Wonderworker, in ancient times as their life was closely connected with the sea and fishing. Back then, the town was home to many small churches of St. Nicholas, but only one of them has survived to this day.

The Church of St. Nicholas was built in 1909 by the famous Serbian architect Kirill Ivekovic. The magnificent monument of temple architecture consisting of white stone blocks is made in the pseudo-Byzantine style. On either side of the central entrance, there are two slender bell towers whose bells wake the sleepy town every morning. Many spacious arched windows fill the interior of the church with sunlight, and a few small colored stained glass windows give it a certain charm commonly found in ancient temples. The entrance is framed by massive stone columns with capitals. The portico is decorated with a mosaic image of St. Nicholas. Other noteworthy details of the interior include the carved wooden choir, the pew, and the throne. However, nothing can compare to the huge iconostasis, made by the talented Czech iconographer Frantisek Ziegler in the early 20th century.