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Church Of The Holy Archangels, Târgu Jiu
The Church of the Holy Archangels () is a Romanian Orthodox church located on Piața Victoriei, Târgu Jiu, Romania. It is dedicated to the Archangels Michael (archangel), Michael and Gabriel. The ''ktetor''s were the merchants Dobre Sîrbu and Radu Cupetu, whose portraits appear in the vestibule; it is sometimes known as the Merchants’ Church. The cruciform church was built between 1748 and 1764. The church suffered damage during the Russo-Turkish wars, Russo-Austro-Turkish wars. It was repaired by Prince of Wallachia, Wallachian princes Alexander Mourouzis in 1793 and by John Caradja in 1813. For a time, a princely school operated in rooms near the church.Alin Ion“Istoria bisericii cu filosofi din Târgu-Jiu, unică în România” ''Adevărul'', October 14, 2016 The church was initially painted in Byzantine style fresco during the 18th century. In 1843, the iconostasis was painted with support from Pavel Kiselyov. In 1854-1855, the frescoes were painted over in Renaissance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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