The church of Saint Nicholas

Saint Nicholas

Saint Nicholas , also called Nikolaos of Myra, was a historic 4th-century saint and Greek Bishop of Myra . Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nikolaos the Wonderworker...

 in Budeşti Josani ("Lower Budeşti") in the village of Budeşti

Budesti, Maramures

Budeşti is a commune in Maramureş County, northern Romania. It is composed of two villages, Budeşti and Sârbi. The 17th century wooden church of Saint Nicholas, Budeşti Josani is one of eight Wooden Churches of Maramureş that UNESCO has listed as a World Heritage Site....

 in the region of Maramureş

Maramures County

Maramureș is a county of Romania, in the Maramureș region. The county seat is Baia Mare.- History :* The 10th century frontier county of Borsova was founded by Stephen I of Hungary. Since then Máramaros served as the north-eastern border of the Hungarian Kingdom until 1920, the Trianon Peace...

, Cosău valley in Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

 is representative of the characteristic wooden churches of Maramureş

Wooden Churches of Maramures

The Wooden Churches of Maramureş in the Maramureş region of northern Transylvania are a group of almost one hundred churches of different architectural solutions from different periods and areas. They are Orthodox churches. The Maramureş churches are high timber constructions with characteristic...

 with double eaves

Eaves

The eaves of a roof are its lower edges. They usually project beyond the walls of the building to carry rain water away.-Etymology:"Eaves" is derived from Old English and is both the singular and plural form of the word.- Function :...

. It is one of eight wooden churches of Maramureş that UNESCO

UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...

 has listed as a World Heritage Site

World Heritage Site

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance...

.http://www.cimec.ro/Monumente/unesco/UNESCOen/indexMaram.htm

Construction

The wooden church at Budeşti Josani was dated by an inscription on the portal from 1643. Unfortunately the inscription was lost during the enlargement of the entrance in 1923. The inscription was verified dendrochronologically

Dendrochronology

Dendrochronology or tree-ring dating is the scientific method of dating based on the analysis of patterns of tree-rings. Dendrochronology can date the time at which tree rings were formed, in many types of wood, to the exact calendar year...

 and the log structure was firmly dated from the winter 1642-43, i.e. the moment the timbers were felled. This church appears to have been built by the same master carpenter who built the wooden churches at Slătioara (before 1639) and Sârbi Susani

Sârbi Susani church

The Sârbi Susani church stands in the village of Sârbi in the region of Maramureş, Cosău valley, in Romania. This church is representative for the oldest wooden churches of Maramureş, with only one level of eaves.- Construction :...

(1639).

External links

• http://www.romanianmonasteries.org/images/maramures/budestijosani/budestijosani.html Romanian Monasteries
• http://www.karpatenwilli.com/maramures/dia12.htm Bilder aus Budesti