Saint Parascheva Church, Desești

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UNESCO World Heritage Site in Maramureș County, Romania

Location of Saint Parascheva Church, Desești in Maramureș County

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Saint Parascheva Church, Desești (Romania)

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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]

Gallery

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

References

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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