The Dormition of the Theotokos Church is a

Romanian Orthodox The Romanian Orthodox Church (ROC; , ), or Romanian Patriarchate, is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church in full communion with other Eastern Orthodox Christian churches, and one of the nine patriarchates in the Eastern Orthodox Church. S ...

church located on George Moroianu Boulevard,

Săcele Săcele (; German: ''Siebendörfer''; Hungarian: ''Négyfalu'', between 1950 and 2001 ''Szecseleváros'') is a city in Brașov County, Romania, in the Burzenland area of southeastern Transylvania, with a population of 30,920 inhabitants in 202 ...

, Romania. Located in Satulung, a former village that is now a district of Săcele, it is dedicated to the

Dormition of the Theotokos The Dormition of the Mother of God is a Great Feast of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches (except the East Syriac churches). It celebrates the "falling asleep" (death) of Mary the '' Theotokos'' ("Mother ...

Description

The church was built between 1811 and 1819, financed by contributions from parishioners. The materials are stone and brick, with a tile roof. It is 32 meters wide and 8 meters wide, with 14 meters separating the apses. On the western end, the

narthex The narthex is an architectural element typical of Early Christian art and architecture, early Christian and Byzantine architecture, Byzantine basilicas and Church architecture, churches consisting of the entrance or Vestibule (architecture), ve ...

is preceded by a porch, above which rises a small bell tower. The oil painting dates to 1870–1874 and is the most ample project of

Mișu Popp Mișu Popp (March 19, 1827 – March 6, 1892) was a Romanian painter and muralist. Biography Born in Brassó, Kingdom of Hungary (now Brașov, Romania), he was the eighth child of Ioan Popp Moldovan de Galați (1774–1869) and Elena (1783� ...

. The murals depict 67 scenes across the walls and ceilings of the nave and altar. Their style is realist, with Renaissance touches. The paintings were cleaned in 1924. The carved wood

iconostasis In Eastern Christianity, an iconostasis () is a wall of icons and religious paintings, separating the nave from the sanctuary in a Church (building), church. ''Iconostasis'' also refers to a portable icon stand that can be placed anywhere withi ...

largely features icons by an anonymous artist.Description
at the Săcele tourist office site The exterior walls show traces of frescoes, indicating that the interior was also painted prior to Popp. Exterior repairs took place in 1911 and 1938, when the spire was coated in a fresh layer of tiles. The church owns a number of valuable objects, including a gilt silver chalice from 1853, a silver

tabernacle According to the Hebrew Bible, the tabernacle (), also known as the Tent of the Congregation (, also Tent of Meeting), was the portable earthly dwelling of God used by the Israelites from the Exodus until the conquest of Canaan. Moses was instru ...

, an epitaphios worked in gold thread at

Odessa ODESSA is an American codename (from the German language, German: ''Organisation der ehemaligen SS-Angehörigen'', meaning: Organization of Former SS Members) coined in 1946 to cover Ratlines (World War II aftermath), Nazi underground escape-pl ...

and a smaller one by Popp. The parish cemetery surrounds the church. The church is listed as a

historic monument A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, historical ...

by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs, a status it has held since 1924; the surrounding wall is also listed.Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010: Județul Brașov
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