The Church of St. Nicholas in Kotor celebrated its glory today - the Transfer of the Relics of the Holy Father Nicholas.

The Slava service, with the communion of the faithful and the cutting of the Slava cake, was presided over by Archpriest - Stavrophor Milenko Jekić, with the concelebration of Archpriest Nenad Kalem, Priest Vojislav Mijatović and Hieromonk Kvadjan from the Moscow Lavra of St. Sergius.
Father Milenko, wishing a happy slava, especially greeted the guests from Moscow, about 50 believers who participated in the Divine Liturgy in Kotor today with Hieromonk Kvadjan, after which they joined the hosts for the Slava service in the church gate.
During the reign of Emperor Alexios Komnenos and Patriarch Nicholas Grammaticus, the body of this saint was transferred from Myra of Lycia to Bari, Italy. This was done because Muslims had invaded Lycia. Previously, the saint had appeared in a dream to a priest in Bari and ordered him to transfer his relics to that city. At that time, Bari was an Orthodox city, under an Orthodox patriarch.
During the transfer of the relics of Saint Nicholas, many miracles occurred, both from touching the relics and from the peace that flowed abundantly from them, and they still occur today. On this day, the miracle is also remembered when Saint Nicholas restored sight to the blind Serbian king Stefan of Decan. The transfer of the relics of Saint Nicholas of Myra of Lycia took place in 1087.

The liturgical celebration was accompanied by the SPD Jedinstvo choir.

The Church of St. Nicholas is located in the northern part of the Old Town of Kotor.

The construction of the church began in 1902 on the foundations of an older church. The project was designed by the famous architect Ćiril Iveković, who came from Sarajevo at the end of the 19th century and stayed in this region for 24 years, as these were the years of his fruitful work on the construction and renovation of a number of churches, parish houses and other public buildings in places on the Adriatic and its hinterland.

It was built in the Byzantine style, with one nave and two bell towers on the main facade. It is also visible from behind the large city wall, which is located directly next to it. The interior of the church fills a space that impresses with its richness and beauty of the iconostasis.

The Church of St. Nicholas houses the Treasury, Library and Archives with extremely rich collections. Part of it is on display in the Treasury exhibition space.