Saint Parascheva Church is a
Romanian Orthodox church in
Desești
Desești (, or ''Desest'') is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Desești, Hărnicești (''Hernécs''), and Mara (''Crăcești'' until 1956; ''Krácsfalva'').
The commune belongs to the Baia ...
Commune,
Maramureș County
Maramureș County () is a county (județ)
in Romania, in the Maramureș region. The county seat is Baia Mare.
Name
In Hungarian language, Hungarian it is known as ''Máramaros megye'', in Ukrainian language, Ukrainian as Мараморо́щ ...
,
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
. Built in 1770, it is one of eight buildings that make up the
wooden churches of Maramureș
The wooden churches of Maramureș in the Maramureș (historical region), Maramureș region of northern Transylvania are a group of almost one hundred Romanian Orthodox Church, Orthodox churches, and occasionally Romanian Church United with Rome, Gr ...
UNESCO World Heritage Site
World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an treaty, international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural ...
, and is also listed as a
historic monument by the country's
Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.
Gallery
File:DesestiMM (8).jpg, Side view
Desești - Saint Parascheva Church UNESCO WHS (2023) - img 20.jpg, Church as approached from the entry
DesestiMM (28).jpg, West tympanum of the nave: Tree of the Patriarchs
DesestiMM (56).jpg, Crucifixion scene
Desești - Saint Parascheva Church UNESCO WHS (2023) - img 12.jpg, Entry portal
Desești - Saint Parascheva Church UNESCO WHS (2023) - img 10.jpg, Roof details
Desești - Saint Parascheva Church UNESCO WHS (2023) - img 03.jpg, Gateway to the church
References
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{{Wooden churches of Maramureș
Desesti
Churches completed in 1770
18th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings
Desesti
Romanian Orthodox churches in Romania
1770 establishments in the Habsburg monarchy
18th-century establishments in Hungary