St. Demetrius the Great Martyr Chapel, Vevčani

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St. Demetrius the Great Martyr Chapel
Параклис „Св. Великомаченик Димитриј“
The temple in 2018
Map
41°14′46″N 20°35′47″E / 41.246047°N 20.596494°E / 41.246047; 20.596494
LocationVevčani
CountryMacedonia
DenominationEastern Orthodox
Macedonian Orthodox Church
Websitewww.dke.org.mk
History
DedicationDemetrius of Thessalonica
Architecture
Functional statusyes
Administration
DioceseDebar and Kičevo Diocese
ParishVevčani Parish

The St. Demetrius the Great Martyr Chapel is a Macedonian Orthodox chapel, colloquially referred to as a church, in the village of Vevčani.[1]

Location

The chapel is located in the northern part of Vevčani, in the locality/area called Padarnica. The total area of the church yard is 340 m2.[2] It is located nearby, east of the local cemetery and its St. Barbara the Great Martyr and St. Sava of Jerusalem Church and west of the St. Paraskevi the Venerable Chapel.

History

It is not known when the chapel was built. It was restored in the 1980s.[2]

Architecture

Fresco painting

The frescoes were made by Solomon Tasovski from Bitola in 1914.[2]

Gallery

  • The temple in 2023
    The temple in 2023
  • The temple in 2023
    The temple in 2023
  • Side view of the chapel, 2018
    Side view of the chapel, 2018
  • The interior of the chapel, 2018
    The interior of the chapel, 2018
  • The saint's fresco above the chapel's entrance, 2018
    The saint's fresco above the chapel's entrance, 2018
  • The dining building of the chapel, 2018
    The dining building of the chapel, 2018

See also

References

  1. ^ Jelena Pavlovska, Nataša Niḱiforoviḱ i Ognen Kocevski (2011). Valentina Božinovska (ed.). Карта на верски објекти во Македонија [Map of religious buildings in Macedonia] (in Macedonian). Menora, Skopje: Commission on Relations in Religious Communities and Religious Groups. ISBN 978-608-65143-2-7.
  2. ^ a b c "Светилишта | Vevchani Inf" [Shrines | Vevchani Inf]. vevchani-info.mk. Retrieved 2023-07-18.

External links

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