Wooden Churches in Hunedoara County

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Located in the upper valley of Almas and attested documentary since 1468, Almas-Saliste village in Hunedoara county hosts a wooden church with one of the most important work in modern art evolution style in Transylvania.

The church, patronized by “Holy Archangels Mihail and Gavril” lies in a large courtyard in the centre of the village, at the confluence between valley going down from Rotunda peak and Almas Valley.

Church walls are plastered at the exterior and whitewashed. A high vigorous belfry points to the sky, dressed with bolter up to the tower opened on the consoles.

The year of the construction is unknown but it seems that it dates back to the middle of the XVII-th century. Neither name of the painter is known. In spite of these, the painted decoration maintains its freshness, vigor and narrative spirit. From the painted décor a particular interest is given by the “Judgment Day”, one of the most grand, vigorous and “worldly” interpretation of this and whose criticism elements of improbity and social injustice erect in the general background of humor.

Thus, the damned are distributed in three registers, in the upper “the miller who demands too much customs” and “ale seller who mixes wine with water in too little vases” are given in custody to “Captain Potelici”, “woman who do not execute orders” has her breasts embraced by snakes.

In the second register, the devil Raija takes care after “whores, robbers, witches and spellers of the milk” etc.

In the third, the devils Cafu and Pufu takes care after “the man who sleeps on Sunday morning”, “the sleepy and lazy woman”, (with an authentic peasant shirt) completes the ensemble of the outlaws. ( I.Cristache-Panait, pg.220).

Besides this splendid wooden church, other 80 such masterpieces await to be discovered in Hunedoara county.

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Wooden Churches in Hunedoara County - Almas Valley

Located in the upper valley of Almas and attested documentary since 1468, Almas-Saliste village in Hunedoara county hosts a wooden church with one of the most important work in modern art evolution style in Transylvania.

Wooden Churches in Hunedoara County_en