Lapus: Biserica de lemn
The wooden church in Lăpuş dates back to 1697, during Prince Appafy. It is dedicated to the "Assumption of the Virgin" and is included on the list of historical monuments.
The Romanian settlement of the oldest Deanery headquarters, the Lăpuş commune had two wooden churches: the Nemes, situated on a hill, and the serfs, in the valley, by the road. At present there is only a wooden church, the one on the hill. It is a modest construction, both in plan and elevation, with the apse of the polygonal and undeclared altar and the entrance on the southern façade, a facade along which there is a porch that serves as a shelter for memorial masses (this type of porch is a unique case in the region).
The exterior decor is relatively poor, reducing to the motifs off the portal. Instead, the sculpted ornament appears inside, embellishing the beams of the birth of the vault, the joists and the door frame of the nave, a remarkable piece of great artistic value. The royal doors are also carved, with motifs of flowers and clusters, and on the side of the altar are painted and dated: "these doors of the Svenna ... 1742 Genesis 23".
According to the local tradition, the church suffered an attack by the Tartars, with the occasion to penetrate the nave, the invaders would try to cut a piece of the door, a visible cut below the painting layer, so before 1697. A Tartar invasion in these villages took place in 1661. If these arguments are admitted, the church was raised before 1661.
Lapus: Biserica de lemn
The wooden church in Lăpuş dates back to 1697, during Prince Appafy. It is dedicated to the "Assumption of the Virgin" and is included on the list of historical monuments.
The Romanian settlement of the oldest Deanery headquarters, the Lăpuş commune had two wooden churches: the Nemes, situated on a hill, and the serfs, in the valley, by the road. At present there is only a wooden church, the one on the hill. It is a modest construction, both in plan and elevation, with the apse of the polygonal and undeclared altar and the entrance on the southern façade, a facade along which there is a porch that serves as a shelter for memorial masses (this type of porch is a unique case in the region).
The exterior decor is relatively poor, reducing to the motifs off the portal. Instead, the sculpted ornament appears inside, embellishing the beams of the birth of the vault, the joists and the door frame of the nave, a remarkable piece of great artistic value. The royal doors are also carved, with motifs of flowers and clusters, and on the side of the altar are painted and dated: "these doors of the Svenna ... 1742 Genesis 23".
According to the local tradition, the church suffered an attack by the Tartars, with the occasion to penetrate the nave, the invaders would try to cut a piece of the door, a visible cut below the painting layer, so before 1697. A Tartar invasion in these villages took place in 1661. If these arguments are admitted, the church was raised before 1661.