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Church of the Holy Archangels, Satulung

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icons are from the same year. The interior painting was restored in 1994–1999. The church museum holds several religious books from 1849 to 1858, a Gospel Book from 1829 and a collection of 18th-century icons. The parish has two cemeteries: one surrounding the church, with a brick wall; and another
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nearby. The two-room church school ran until 1919, when the Romanian state took over. In the interwar period, one room was used as a library with over 3000 books, while the other hosted a bank. Repaired in 1975 and 2006, they now hold the church museum.
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had blessed the site of the future altar. Gradually, locals also donated censers, candelabra, candleholders and vestments. They also paid for four bells. During World War I, the
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shepherds, without help from the government. The church and its affiliated school were ready in spring, and dedicated in the summer of 1799. Earlier, in 1796, Bishop
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A wooden church stood on the site as early as the 17th century. The present church was built between 1794 and 1799 with contributions from the local
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The painting is in Byzantine style fresco. A stone inscription above the door indicates a date of 1803, and the artists’ names. The large
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requisitioned three of them for war materiel, leaving only the large one; the three were replaced after the war.
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Romanian Orthodox
Săcele
Michael
Gabriel
mocan
Gerasim Adamović
Austro-Hungarian Army
Wallachia
tympana
Brâncovenesc style
iconostasis
historic monument
Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs
Facade
Old school
Rear
Gate



Description
Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010: Județul Brașov
Archived
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45°37′00″N 25°42′17″E / 45.61665°N 25.70459°E / 45.61665; 25.70459
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Săcele
Historic monuments in Brașov County
Churches completed in 1799

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