The St. Nicholas Church (Albanian: Kisha e Shën Kollit; Aromanian: Basearica Ayiu Nicola) is an Orthodox church in Moscopole, Albania. The church was erected in 1721.[1]
St. Nicholas Church, Moscopole
Native name Kisha e Shën Kollit(Albanian) Basearica Ayiu Nicola(Aromanian)
The church was built in 1721. The structure consists of a basilica-type construction Struktura with a naos covered with a cupola, a narthex and a cloister. The interiors of the church are decorated with mural paintings executed by David Selenica and his helpers Kostandin and Kristo. The art of Selenicasi is distinguished by its realistic nature, as it is witnessed by the portrait of the donor, as well as by a deep theological knowledge. According to the inscription, the portrait of the donor the painting was finished in 1726 and this was determined by an archaeologic expedition in 1953.[3] 24 years later, in 1750, the Zografi Brothers painted the cloister.[4]
Liturgyedit
As of 2002, the time of the publication of a study on the Aromanians by German researcher Thede Kahl, priest Thomai was giving the Eastern Orthodox liturgy on the church in Aromanian, based on the text within the Aromanian Missal, and only thereafter in Albanian. In Aromanian, St. Nicholas is Ayiu Nicola.[5]
Referencesedit
^Mikropoulos, Tassos A. (2008). Elevating and Safeguarding Culture Using Tools of the Information Society: Dusty traces of the Muslim culture. Earthlab. p. 316. ISBN978-960-233-187-3.
^. Republic of Albania National Committee for Cult. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
^Th Popa; Theofan Popa (1961). Piktorët mesjetarë Shqiptarë. Ministria e Arësimit dhe Kulturës. p. 63.
^Maximilien Durand (2005). Patrimoine des Balkans: Voskopojë sans frontières 2004. Somogy. p. 176. ISBN978-2-85056-927-2.
^Kahl, Thede (2002). "The ethnicity of Aromanians after 1990: the identity of a minority that behaves like a majority". Ethnologia Balkanica. 6: 157.
External linksedit
Images from the church
January 01, 1970
nicholas, church, moscopole, nicholas, church, albanian, kisha, shën, kollit, aromanian, basearica, ayiu, nicola, orthodox, church, moscopole, albania, church, erected, 1721, native, name, kisha, shën, kollit, albanian, basearica, ayiu, nicola, aromanian, loca. The St Nicholas Church Albanian Kisha e Shen Kollit Aromanian Basearica Ayiu Nicola is an Orthodox church in Moscopole Albania The church was erected in 1721 1 St Nicholas Church MoscopoleNative name Kisha e Shen Kollit Albanian Basearica Ayiu Nicola Aromanian LocationMoscopoleCoordinates40 37 54 N 20 35 22 E 40 63155 N 20 58939 E 40 63155 20 58939Cultural Monument of Albania It is a Cultural Monument of Albania since 1948 2 Contents 1 History and description 2 Liturgy 3 References 4 External linksHistory and description edit nbsp Decorated exonarthex of St Nicholas Church The church was built in 1721 The structure consists of a basilica type construction Struktura with a naos covered with a cupola a narthex and a cloister The interiors of the church are decorated with mural paintings executed by David Selenica and his helpers Kostandin and Kristo The art of Selenicasi is distinguished by its realistic nature as it is witnessed by the portrait of the donor as well as by a deep theological knowledge According to the inscription the portrait of the donor the painting was finished in 1726 and this was determined by an archaeologic expedition in 1953 3 24 years later in 1750 the Zografi Brothers painted the cloister 4 Liturgy editAs of 2002 the time of the publication of a study on the Aromanians by German researcher Thede Kahl priest Thomai was giving the Eastern Orthodox liturgy on the church in Aromanian based on the text within the Aromanian Missal and only thereafter in Albanian In Aromanian St Nicholas is Ayiu Nicola 5 References edit Mikropoulos Tassos A 2008 Elevating and Safeguarding Culture Using Tools of the Information Society Dusty traces of the Muslim culture Earthlab p 316 ISBN 978 960 233 187 3 Religious buildings with the Culture Monument status Republic of Albania National Committee for Cult Archived from the original on July 6 2011 Retrieved October 28 2010 Th Popa Theofan Popa 1961 Piktoret mesjetare Shqiptare Ministria e Aresimit dhe Kultures p 63 Maximilien Durand 2005 Patrimoine des Balkans Voskopoje sans frontieres 2004 Somogy p 176 ISBN 978 2 85056 927 2 Kahl Thede 2002 The ethnicity of Aromanians after 1990 the identity of a minority that behaves like a majority Ethnologia Balkanica 6 157 External links editImages from the church Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Nicholas Church Moscopole amp oldid 1140077201, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
