The church was built in 1633, which is indirectly confirmed by the inscription at the entrance informing visitors about the Tatar raid in 1661. The church survived the last Tatar invasion of 1717 which is referred to on a mural writing which mentions the terrifying year 1717 of the time of the Tatars. In 1883 it was moved from Suciu de Sus to the centre of the village of Rogoz on the site of St. Paraskeva, an existing church built in 1701. In 1834 the size of the nave windows was increased. In 1960–1961 a major renovation of the structure was undertaken and the floors were renewed.[1][2]
Structureedit
The church is a timber structure built of slabs that are jointed together without the use of metal nails. The wooden walls rest on a base of stone blocks and pebbles. The timber is elm and according to tradition all this wood came from two huge trees from the hill of Dealul Popii.[2][3][4][5] The roof is of wooden shingles with very wide eaves that overhang the walls. There is a tower at the western end, the usual position in Maramureș wooden churches.[1][3][4] The tower has a spire and four corner pinnacles, all hung with shingles and surrounded by the sweep of the main roof. The nave is narrow and rectangular, extending to a heptagonal chancel at the eastern end. There is also a polygonal porch. The design combines Orthodox traditions with Gothic influences. Both the interior and exterior have carved wooden architectural details including a twisted rope decoration. There are two windows in the nave and the altar has a small circular window through which the sun's rays penetrate for a period of 30 minutes from 1 to 15 August.[2]
Interior decorationedit
All the interior walls are painted with murals in bright colours by Nicholas Mann and Radu Munteanu from the village of Ungureni who also produced wall paintings for the church in Desești and others in the Lăpuș area.[6] The murals date from 1785 as documented in inscriptions in Cyrillic.[5] The scenes represented are not coherent as some are missing and some are fragmented. In 1834 the ceiling and nave were repainted by an unidentified artist.[2]
Exterior galleryedit
The church is set in a graveyard
Detail showing the method of jointing with 'horses heads'
^ abUNESCO List of World Heritage Sites. Retrieved 21 February 2014
^ abcd(in Romanian) Florin Pop, Vasile Latiș, "Biserica 'Sf. Arhangheli' (Rogoz) - UNESCO" Archived 2013-07-05 at archive.today, at the Maramureș County Cultural Office site. Retrieved 22 February 2014
^ abHoly-Archangels-Michael-and-Gabriel-from-Rogoz at romguide. Retrieved 21 February 2014
^ abRogoz at Neoplantravel. Retrieved 22 February 2014
^Desești at Romanian monasteries. Retrieved 24 February 2014
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church, holy, archangels, rogoz, church, holy, archangels, romanian, biserica, lemn, arhangheli, eight, wooden, churches, maramureș, romania, listed, unesco, world, heritage, site, december, 1999, structure, village, rogoz, lăpuș, river, valley, within, mounta. The Church of the Holy Archangels Romanian Biserica de lemn Sf Arhangheli is one of eight Wooden Churches of Maramureș in Romania listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in December 1999 The structure is in the village of Rogoz in the Lăpuș River valley within the mountainous area of northern Transylvania Church of the Holy Archangels RogozBiserica de lemn Sf ArhangheliReligionAffiliationRomanian Orthodox ChurchRegionMaramureș CountyYear consecrated1633LocationLocationRogozMunicipalityTargu LăpușStateRomaniaRomaniaGeographic coordinates47 28 09 N 23 55 37 E 47 469128 N 23 926972 E 47 469128 23 926972 Contents 1 History 2 Structure 3 Interior decoration 4 Exterior gallery 5 Interior gallery 6 See also 7 ReferencesHistory editThe church was built in 1633 which is indirectly confirmed by the inscription at the entrance informing visitors about the Tatar raid in 1661 The church survived the last Tatar invasion of 1717 which is referred to on a mural writing which mentions the terrifying year 1717 of the time of the Tatars In 1883 it was moved from Suciu de Sus to the centre of the village of Rogoz on the site of St Paraskeva an existing church built in 1701 In 1834 the size of the nave windows was increased In 1960 1961 a major renovation of the structure was undertaken and the floors were renewed 1 2 Structure editThe church is a timber structure built of slabs that are jointed together without the use of metal nails The wooden walls rest on a base of stone blocks and pebbles The timber is elm and according to tradition all this wood came from two huge trees from the hill of Dealul Popii 2 3 4 5 The roof is of wooden shingles with very wide eaves that overhang the walls There is a tower at the western end the usual position in Maramureș wooden churches 1 3 4 The tower has a spire and four corner pinnacles all hung with shingles and surrounded by the sweep of the main roof The nave is narrow and rectangular extending to a heptagonal chancel at the eastern end There is also a polygonal porch The design combines Orthodox traditions with Gothic influences Both the interior and exterior have carved wooden architectural details including a twisted rope decoration There are two windows in the nave and the altar has a small circular window through which the sun s rays penetrate for a period of 30 minutes from 1 to 15 August 2 Interior decoration editAll the interior walls are painted with murals in bright colours by Nicholas Mann and Radu Munteanu from the village of Ungureni who also produced wall paintings for the church in Desești and others in the Lăpuș area 6 The murals date from 1785 as documented in inscriptions in Cyrillic 5 The scenes represented are not coherent as some are missing and some are fragmented In 1834 the ceiling and nave were repainted by an unidentified artist 2 Exterior gallery edit nbsp The church is set in a graveyard nbsp Detail showing the method of jointing with horses heads nbsp Detail showing polygonal apse and stone base nbsp The exterior is decorated with carved cables and crosses nbsp An inscription on the door remembers the Tatar invasion of 1661 nbsp An unusual round window at the apse of the churchInterior gallery edit nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp See also editList of World Heritage Sites in Romania Vernacular architecture of the Carpathians Wooden churches of MaramureșReferences edit a b UNESCO List of World Heritage Sites Retrieved 21 February 2014 a b c d in Romanian Florin Pop Vasile Latiș Biserica Sf Arhangheli Rogoz UNESCO Archived 2013 07 05 at archive today at the Maramureș County Cultural Office site Retrieved 22 February 2014 a b Visit Maramureș Retrieved 21 February 2014 a b Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel from Rogoz at romguide Retrieved 21 February 2014 a b Rogoz at Neoplantravel Retrieved 22 February 2014 Desești at Romanian monasteries Retrieved 24 February 2014 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Archangels wooden church in Rogoz Maramureș Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Church of the Holy Archangels Rogoz amp oldid 1201969510, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
