St. John the Baptist Church, Novo Selo, Štip

St. John the Baptist Church
Црква „Св. Јован Крстител“
The church in 2022
41.736833°N 22.184111°E / 41.736833; 22.184111
Country	North Macedonia
Denomination	Eastern Orthodox Macedonian Orthodox Church
Website	www.bregalnickaeparhija.org.mk
History
Dedication	John the Baptist
Architecture
Completed	1350
Administration
Diocese	Bregalnica Diocese
Parish	Novo Selo Parish

The St. John the Baptist 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 high on the rocks in the suburb of Novo Selo, on the right bank of the river Otinja.

History

The church was built in 1350 with the support of Jovan Probištipovikj (Jovan of Probištip) at a time when the land was owned by the despot Jovan Oliver.^[3][4][5]

Features

It is a small single-nave church without a dome. The south façade is decorated with lizens^{[check spelling]}, and above the west entrance there is a profiled niche similar to the one on the south side, in which there is a fresco by the patron John the Baptist. Only insignificant fragments of the frescoes are preserved - the representation of Saints Constantine and Helena on the southern wall.^[6]

Gallery

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  The church seen from the south
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  The church seen from the south-west
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  The western entrance
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  The western entrance
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  The southern entrance
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  A frescoe on the right site of the southern entrance (probably the one of Constantine)
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  A frescoe on the left site of the southern entrance (probably the one of Helena)

See also

• Dormition of the Theotokos Church - the seat of Novo Selo Parish and a cultural heritage site
• Ascension of Christ 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. Јован" [St. John Church] (in Macedonian). zkn.mk. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
3. "Параклис "Свети Архангел Михаил" (Фитијата) – Штип" [Saint Archangel Michael Chapel (Phytia) - Štip]. Bregalnica Diocese. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
4. Nikolovski, Antonie; Ḱornakov, Dimitar; Balabanov, Kosta (1971). Споменици на културата во СР Македонија [Cultural monuments in SR Macedonia]. Мисла (Misla). p. 89.
5. Velev, Ilija (1990). Преглед на средновековни цркви и манастири во Македонија [Overview of medieval churches and monasteries in Macedonia]. Наша Книга (Naša Kniga). p. 104.
6. "Свети Јован Крстител" [Saint John the Baptist] (in Macedonian). Štip Municipality. Retrieved April 23, 2022. Archived 2014-02-12 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• The official website of Breganica Diocese