The wooden church from Breb village, common Ocna Şugatag, Maramures county, was built in 1622 and the tower is dated in 1531, from an earlier church in Copacis, at the border of the village. The age of the structure’s construction from 1622 , the tower from 1531, the oldest tower stored in the wooden churches [...]
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Sapanta-Peri wooden church
Posted by raluca on September 22nd, 2010
Săpânţa-Peri Monastery located near the village Săpânţa is a traditional monastery founded in the days Dragosesti princes, on the place of an old hermitages dedicated to St. Michael Arghanghel. Balcu, the ruler of that time, has given to this monastery land and properties so that in 1391 was built a church of stone. On Peri-Săpânţa [...]
The memorial House of Ilie Lazar
Posted by raluca on September 22nd, 2010
The Ilie Lazar memorial house from Giulesti – traditional architectural monument – originally belonged to Greek Catholic Archpriest Vasile Mihaly and was erected in 1826 as the Latin inscription attests. On the back of the beams you can see, carved in wood, another inscription: “Lazarus successor” the two families being related. In this house, on [...]
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No Comments »The wooden church from Bogdan-Voda
Posted by raluca on September 22nd, 2010
The church is one of the most famous in the region, because of its central position in the Iza Valley, at a crossroads. Unlike most other churches, located on hills, Church St. Nicolas “is in the middle of the village in the center of a cemetery court. Archeological excavations have revealed the existence of a [...]
The wooden church from Rogoz
Posted by raluca on September 22nd, 2010
Located in the country” of Lapus, in the Lapus River valley, the wooden church of the Holy Archangels in Rogoz was built in 1663 by the villagers on the site of a former church. The painter Radu Muntean was responsible for the interior decoration (1785) with assistance from the painter Nicolae Man. in 1834 a [...]
Rozavlea wooden church
Posted by raluca on September 22nd, 2010
Rozavlea Wooden Church, from Rozavlea village, Maramures county, dates from 1717. It is dedicated to “Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel. Rozavlea village is one of the oldest settlements in the historical Maramures, inhabited by “free Dacians” and their Romanian descendants from ancient times. The church dates from 1717 and, according to the tradition, was brought [...]
The wooden church from Surdesti
Posted by raluca on September 22nd, 2010
The Greco-Catholic wooden church of the Holy Archangels in Surdesti is located at the border between the “country” of Lapus and the historical region of Maramures and was built in 1721 by craftsman Ion Macarie. In 1783, three painters, including Stefan Zugravu from Sisesti ( iconostasis and altar), shared the task of decorating the inside [...]
The wooden church from Poienile Izei
Posted by raluca on September 21st, 2010
Also known as the wooden church from Poienile Glodului, the church is located in the historical region of Maramures. It was built in 1632 by the village inhabitants, and super elevated during the first half of the 18th century. The altar was painted in 1785 by the painter Radu Munteanu while the rest of the [...]
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Posted by raluca on September 21st, 2010
If in time of the communist regime, building a church was a difficult achievable goal, the events of 1989 have brought freedom and in this respect, in 1997, in the Pentecost Sunday the Holy Spirit was laid the foundation stone of a new church designed to serve the spiritual needs of the believers in the [...]
The wooden church from Ieud Hill
Posted by raluca on September 21st, 2010
The old Church on the Hill from Ieud was built by local noble family Balea early seventeenth century. Church is a century older than the plain wooden church, the second wooden church in the village and one of the oldest preserved in photos. he church was incorporated in 1999 by the UNESCO list of monuments [...]
