Ascension of Christ Church, Novo Selo, Štip

Ascension of Christ Church
Црква „Вознесение Христово“
The church in 2021
41.734779°N 22.184804°E / 41.734779; 22.184804
Country	North Macedonia
Denomination	Eastern Orthodox Macedonian Orthodox Church
Website	www.bregalnickaeparhija.org.mk
History
Dedication	Ascension of Jesus
Architecture
Completed	1369
Administration
Diocese	Bregalnica Diocese
Parish	Novo 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.

Features

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]

Gallery

• 
  The church from a north-west view
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  The church seen from the south (in the background, Štip is located)
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  The apse 2021
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  The apse in 2022
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  The southern wall and the apse

See also

• Dormition of the Theotokos Church - the seat of Novo Selo Parish and a cultural heritage site
• Saint John the Baptist Church - a cultural heritage site
• Holy Trinity Church - the cemetery church and a cultural heritage site
• Novo Selo School - the building of the former school and the present seat of the Rectorate of the Goce Delčev University. It is also a cultural heritage site

References

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.

External links

• The official website of Breganica Diocese