Church of St. Nicholas, Kumanovo

The church of St. Nikolas in Kumanovo (Macedonian: Црква Свети Никола, Куманово), North Macedonia, is a Macedonian Eastern Orthodox church designed by Andrey Damyanov.[2] It is surrounded by arcades and has a rich interior with galleries, frescoes and furniture. The construction of the church was finished in 1860[2] on the same site as a prior church (with the same patron) in the "Varosh maalo".

Church of St. Nicholas, Kumanovo
Црква „Свети Никола” Куманово
LocationKumanovo
CountryNorth Macedonia
DenominationMacedonian Orthodox Church
Previous denominationPatriarchate of Constantinople
Websitekoe.mk
History
StatusChurch
Founded1851[1]
DedicationSt. Nicholas
Architecture
Architect(s)Andreja Damjanov
Architectural typeThree-nave basilic church
Construction costconfidential
Specifications
MaterialsBrick
Administration
ProvinceKumanovo
DioceseDiocese of Kumanovo and Osogovo
Clergy
ArchbishopStefan
Bishop(s)Josif

The church is a tree-aisle monumental basilica-type building, characteristic of the sacred buildings in the Balkans in the 19th century. It is built from stone and bricks. On the northern side there is a porch with colonnades. The central aisle is over-topped with four blind domes. Above the northern, western and southern part of the church extends a gallery where a collection of icons is placed. Above the western part of the gallery extends another one but with smaller dimensions.

There are icons in the church, painted by the Bulgarian painter Kosta Krastev in 1856.[3]

References

  1. http://doc.kumanovo.gov.mk/ler/undp.pdf%5B%5D kumanovo.gov.mk
  2. Енциклопедия на изобразителните изкуства в България, том 2, Издателство на БАН, София, 1987 година, стр. 493.
  3. Македонска мисъл, том 1 - 2, Македонски научен институт, 1945, София, стр. 337.

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