Ascension of Christ Church, Novo Selo, Štip
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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.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |editor1-first= |editor1-last= |editor1-link= |title=Национален регистар на објекти кои се заштитно културно наследство |trans-title=National register of objects that are protected cultural heritage |url=http://mkopen.org/entry/b4lneRwy7EHOIGvCtgc7Vg |format= |accessdate=April 19, 2022 |date=2012 |publisher=Ministry of Culture |language=mk |archive-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809121456/http://mkopen.org/entry/b4lneRwy7EHOIGvCtgc7Vg}}{{cite web |last1= |first1= |editor1-first= |editor1-last= |editor1-link= |title=Црква - Св. Спас |trans-title=Church - St. Salvation |url=https://www.zkn.mk/stip-c-sv-spas/ |format= |accessdate=April 19, 2022 |date= |publisher=zkn.mk |language=mk |archive-date=January 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127112352/https://www.zkn.mk/stip-c-sv-spas/}}
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{{cite book |title= Штип - Туристички информатор, Со мапа на градот |trans-title=Štip - Tourist Informer, With a Map of the Town |language=mk |last= |first= |authorlink= |year= 2011|publisher= Štip Municipality|location= Štip|isbn= |pages=31 |url= |accessdate=}} in the style of the school of {{ill|Linotopi|bg|Линотопи|el|Λινοτόπι Καστοριάς|mk|Линотопи|sq|Linatopi}}.{{cite web | url = http://www.vlahoi.net/politismos/to-linotopi-kai-oi-zografoi-tou.html | title = Το Λινοτόπι και οι ζωγράφοι του | trans-title = Linotopi and Its Painters | language = el | access-date = April 19, 2022 | last = Σιώκης | first = Νικόλαος | date = April 5, 2012 | publisher = Βλάχοι.net | archive-date = April 8, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160408095136/http://vlahoi.net/politismos/to-linotopi-kai-oi-zografoi-tou.html | url-status = dead }} 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.{{cite book |title=Српски јерарси од деветог до двадесетог века |trans-title=Serbian Hierarchs From the Ninth to the Twentieth Century |language=sr |last=Sava |first=Bishop of Šumadija |authorlink=Sava Vuković (bishop) |year=1996 |publisher=Евро Београд, Унирекс Подгорица, Каленић Крагујевац |location= |isbn= |pages=418 |url=http://www.scribd.com/doc/81440250/Srpski-jerarsi |access-date=April 19, 2022 |archive-date=February 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211122032/http://www.scribd.com/doc/81440250/Srpski-jerarsi |url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url = http://www.bregalnickaeparhija.org.mk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50:2010-01-14-16-08-48&catid=35:2010-01-15-21-58&Itemid=55 | title = Брегалничка епархија | trans-title = Bregalnica Diocese | language = mk | access-date = April 19, 2022 | publisher = Bregalnica Diocese | archive-date = 2013-10-29 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191934/http://www.bregalnickaeparhija.org.mk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50:2010-01-14-16-08-48&catid=35:2010-01-15-21-58&Itemid=55 | url-status = dead }}
Gallery
Црква Св.Спас во Ново Село - Штип (2).jpg|The church from a north-west view
Црква Св.Спас во Ново Село - Штип (3).jpg|The church seen from the south (in the background, Štip is located)
Црква Св.Спас во Ново Село - Штип (4).jpg|The apse 2021
Црква „Св. Спас“ - Ново Село (1).jpg|The apse in 2022
Црква „Св. Спас“ - Ново Село (2).jpg|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
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External links
{{Commons category|Church of Holy Salvation (Novo Selo)}}
- [https://www.bregalnickaeparhija.org.mk/ The official website of Breganica Diocese]