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Ascension of Christ Church, Novo Selo, Štip

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Ascension of Christ Church
Црква „Вознесение Христово“
The church in 2021
Map
41°44′05″N 22°11′05″E / 41.734779°N 22.184804°E / 41.734779; 22.184804
CountryNorth Macedonia
DenominationEastern Orthodox
Macedonian Orthodox Church
Websitewww.bregalnickaeparhija.org.mk
History
DedicationAscension of Jesus
Architecture
Completed1369
Administration
DioceseBregalnica Diocese
ParishNovo Selo Parish

The Ascension of Christ Church is a Macedonian Orthodox church in the neighbourhood of Novo Selo, Štip. The church is registered as a Cultural Heritage site of North Macedonia.[1][2]

The church is located on the left side of the river Otinja, in the eastern part of Novo Selo, 1 km from the center of Štip which is located to the east.

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It is a one-nave temple that is considered to have been built by Duke Dimitrija in 1369. The original frescoes of the church have not been preserved. According to the Greek inscription, it was repainted in 1601 by the painter Jovan[3] in the style of the school of Linotopi [bg; el; mk; sq].[4] This second fresco painting lasted from May 13 to July 6, 1601, and the founding inscription mentions Bishop Rufim, the priest Dojko and the founder Pavle Mutavdžija.[5][6]

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References

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  1. ^ "Национален регистар на објекти кои се заштитно културно наследство" [National register of objects that are protected cultural heritage] (in Macedonian). Ministry of Culture. 2012. Archived from the original on August 9, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  2. ^ "Црква - Св. Спас" [Church - St. Salvation] (in Macedonian). zkn.mk. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  3. ^ Штип - Туристички информатор, Со мапа на градот [Štip - Tourist Informer, With a Map of the Town] (in Macedonian). Štip: Štip Municipality. 2011. p. 31.
  4. ^ Σιώκης, Νικόλαος (April 5, 2012). "Το Λινοτόπι και οι ζωγράφοι του" [Linotopi and Its Painters] (in Greek). Βλάχοι.net. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  5. ^ Sava, Bishop of Šumadija (1996). Српски јерарси од деветог до двадесетог века [Serbian Hierarchs From the Ninth to the Twentieth Century] (in Serbian). Евро Београд, Унирекс Подгорица, Каленић Крагујевац. p. 418. Archived from the original on February 11, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  6. ^ "Брегалничка епархија" [Bregalnica Diocese] (in Macedonian). Bregalnica Diocese. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
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