Church of the Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple

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Church of the Presentation of the Virgin at the Temple
Biserica de lemn din Bârsana


Address	Bârsana, Maramureș County
Country	Romania
Denomination	Eastern Orthodox
Associations	Romanian Orthodox Church
History
Status	active church
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Maramureș and Sătmar
UNESCO World Heritage Site
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Part of	Wooden Churches of Maramureş
Criteria	Cultural: (iv)
Reference	904-001
Inscription	1999 (23rd Session)

The Church of the Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple is part of the wooden churches of Maramureș World Heritage Site, and is located in Bârsana Commune, Maramureș County, Romania. The church was built in 1720 and it features some of the most representative baroque indoor murals in Maramureş. It has a collection of icons painted on glass and old religious books.

Its name refers to the Presentation of Mary.

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v t e Wooden churches of Maramureș
World Heritage Site	Budești Josani church Church of the Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple Ieud Hill Church Church of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel, Plopiș Saint Parascheva Church, Poienile Izei Church of the Holy Archangels, Rogoz Saint Parascheva Church, Desești Church of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel, Șurdești
Historic monuments	Călinești Susani church Sârbi Susani church
Other	Săpânța-Peri Monastery

v t e World Heritage Sites in Romania
Cultural	Churches of Moldavia Arbore Humor Moldovița Pătrăuți Probota Suceava Sucevița Voroneț Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains Bănița Căpâlna Costești-Blidaru Costești-Cetățuie Piatra Roșie Sarmizegetusa Regia Historic Centre of Sighișoara Horezu Monastery Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania Biertan Câlnic Dârjiu Prejmer Saschiz Valea Viilor Viscri Wooden churches of Maramureș Bârsana Budești Desești Ieud Plopiș Poienile Izei Rogoz Șurdești
Natural	Danube Delta Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe¹ Cheile Nerei-Beușnița Cozia Massif Domogled-Valea Cernei Groșii Țibleșului Izvoarele Nerei Lotru Mountains Șinca Secular Forest Strâmbu-Băiuț Slătioara Secular Forest
¹ with Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, North Macedonia, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland and Ukraine

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