The Church of the Holy Saviour or Sveti Spas in the
UNESCO World Heritage town of
Nesebar,
Bulgaria, is a 17th-century church building of 1609, 11.70 m long and 5.70 m wide, consisting of a single nave and apse.
Although small, it is notable for its early 17th century wall paintings representing scenes from the
''Life of Christ'' and the
Holy Virgin
Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother o ...
, with a painting of the
Virgin Platytera in the apse.
The tombstone of the
Byzantine princess Mataissa Cantacuzina, formerly here, is now in the Nesebar Archaeological Museum. The church itself is de-consecrated and is also used as a museum.
External links
Archaeological Museum, Nesebar:Church of St SpassNessebar, Bulgaria
References
* Ecker, Gerhard, 1984: ''Bulgarien. Kunstdenkmäler aus vier Jahrtausenden von den Thrakern bis zur Gegenwart''. DuMont Buchverlag: Köln
Churches in Nesebar
Churches completed in 1609
17th-century churches in Bulgaria
1609 establishments in the Ottoman Empire
17th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings
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