Church of St. George, Kurbinovo

Church of St. George
Basic information
Location Kurbinovo, Resen Municipality,
 Macedonia
Geographic coordinates 40°59′07″N 21°04′06″E / 40.98528°N 21.06833°E / 40.98528; 21.06833Coordinates: 40°59′07″N 21°04′06″E / 40.98528°N 21.06833°E / 40.98528; 21.06833
Affiliation Macedonian Orthodox Church – Ohrid Archbishopric
Architectural description
Architectural style Byzantine architecture
Completed est. 1191

The Church of St. George (Macedonian: Црква Св. Ѓорѓи) is a 12th-century Macedonian Orthodox monastery located in the village of Kurbinovo in the Republic of Macedonia. According to the research made on the church's frescoes, it is supposed that the church was built in the year 1191 by the Byzantines.[1] The church is a "monument of culture" in the Republic of Macedonia and protected by law.[2] It is also a part of the Prespa - Pelagonia diocese of the Macedonian Orthodox Church - Ohrid Archbishopric.

The church was built during the rule of Isaac II Angelos in the Byzantine Empire, in the foothills of the Baba Mountain.[3] During the 19th century the church was renovated, and in the early 20th century, a wooden ceiling and a porch was built, also the southern and the northern entrances were closed and transformed into two windows.[3]

The frescoes in the monastery are considered one of the best known Byzantine paintings of the Macedonian Renaissance.[4] The painting of the church's interior began on April 25, 1191.[5] The frescoes depict among others Jesus Christ, Gabriel, Mary, Saints Cyril and Methodius, Cyril of Alexandria, Saint John, Parascheva, Saint Demetrius, and Saint George.

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ L. Hadermann-Misguich (1975). Kurbinovo: Les Fresques de Saint-Georges Et La Peinture Byzantine Du Xiie Siecle (in French). Peeters. ISBN 978-0001005341.
  2. ↑ "Целосно ќе биде конзервирана црквата "Св. Ѓорѓи" во Курбиново" (in Macedonian). Macedonian Ministry of Culture. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  3. 1 2 Cvetan Grozdanov (2006). Kurbinovo and other studies on Prespa frescoes. Македонска академија на науките и уметностите.
  4. ↑ Angeliki Lymberopoulou, Rembrandt Duits (2013). Byzantine Art and Renaissance Europe. Ashgate Publishing. ISBN 1409420388.
  5. ↑ Institut für Österreichische Kunstforschung (1990). Wiener Jahrbuch fur Kunstgeschichte (in German). Böhlau Verlag Wien. ISBN 9783205988137.
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