The wooden church St. Dumitru in Bicazu Ardelean
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The wooden church in Bicazu Ardelean was built in 1692 and bears the name of the patron saint "Saint Dumitru". It is located 1500 meters from the center of the commune, on the road Bicazu Ardelean Telec - Toşorog - Tulgheş.
The beautiful little church is built of yew wood, and the beams are finished in a "dovetail" with the help of wooden nails. The plan of the church is in the shape of a cross, with a bell tower. The church is covered with thatch.
The church is entirely painted in Byzantine style by an anonymous painter. The painting is made on linen canvas, glued with natural resin to beams, over which an emulsion made of milk, cheese and lime was applied. The scenes worth noting in the painting are: "the rapture of Elijah to heaven", "the hour of the seraphim", "the creation of humankind", "the face of death", etc.
In the past, the church served to maintain the Romanian Orthodox spirit, being at the crossroads between Moldova and Transylvania.
The beautiful little church is built of yew wood, and the beams are finished in a "dovetail" with the help of wooden nails. The plan of the church is in the shape of a cross, with a bell tower. The church is covered with thatch.
The church is entirely painted in Byzantine style by an anonymous painter. The painting is made on linen canvas, glued with natural resin to beams, over which an emulsion made of milk, cheese and lime was applied. The scenes worth noting in the painting are: "the rapture of Elijah to heaven", "the hour of the seraphim", "the creation of humankind", "the face of death", etc.
In the past, the church served to maintain the Romanian Orthodox spirit, being at the crossroads between Moldova and Transylvania.