Saint Parascheva Church, Desești

Saint Parascheva Church
Biserica de lemn din Desești
The church in 2023
AddressDesești, Maramureș County
CountryRomania
DenominationEastern Orthodox
AssociationsRomanian Orthodox Church
History
Statusactive church
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Maramureș and Sătmar
Part ofWooden Churches of Maramureş
CriteriaCultural: (iv)
Reference904
Inscription1999 (23rd Session)

Saint Parascheva Church is a Romanian Orthodox church in Desești Commune, Maramureș County, Romania. Built in 1770, it is one of eight buildings that make up the wooden churches of Maramureș UNESCO World Heritage Site,[1] and is also listed as a historic monument by the country's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.[2]

  • Side view
    Side view
  • Church as approached from the entry
    Church as approached from the entry
  • West tympanum of the nave: Tree of the Patriarchs
    West tympanum of the nave: Tree of the Patriarchs
  • Crucifixion scene
    Crucifixion scene
  • Entry portal
    Entry portal
  • Roof details
    Roof details
  • Gateway to the church
    Gateway to the church

References

  1. ^ "Wooden Churches of Maramureș". whc.unesco.org. UNESCO.
  2. ^ "Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010: Județul Maramureș" (PDF) (in Romanian). p. 1170. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 4, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2020.

Bibliography

  • Porumb, Marius (1982), "Biserici de lemn din Țara Maramureșului", Monumente istorice de artă religioasă din Arhiepiscopia Vadului, Feleacului și Clujului (in Romanian), Cluj-Napoca{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Porumb, Marius (2005). Biserici de lemn din Maramureș (in Romanian). Bucharest: Editura Academiei Române. ISBN 9789732712573. OCLC 263742545.
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