Church of St. John the Theologian, Monastery of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos, Supraśl, Poland
Built of red bricks between 1889 and 1890 within the monastery buildings. It serves the faithful (and monks) as a warm winter church. It was added to the existing southern monastic wing, connecting directly to it from the eastern elevation.
This is an oriented temple, rectangular in shape with a three-part structure typical of Orthodox churches.
The original iconostasis has not survived. The current iconostasis was created in contemporary times. The icons for this iconostasis were painted at the Iconographic Studio in Bielsk Podlaski, under the direction of Father Leoncjusz Tofiluk.
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Defensive Orthodox church, Supraśl, Poland
History:
Part 1:
https://pixelfed.social/i/web/post/748918289537970258
Part 2:
https://pixelfed.social/i/web/post/749995383851361805
Part 3:
https://pixelfed.social/i/web/post/751467241215549768
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History:
Part 1:
https://pixelfed.social/i/web/post/748918289537970258
Part 2:
https://pixelfed.social/i/web/post/749995383851361805
Part 3:
https://pixelfed.social/i/web/post/751467241215549768
#suprasl #cerkiew #cerkiewprawoslawna #orthodox #orthodoxchurch #podlasie #kosciol #church #polska #poland #temple #swiatynia #chrzescijanstwo #christianity #monastery #monaster #paintings #malowidla #malarstwo #painting #frescoes #freski
Defensive Orthodox church, Supraśl, Poland - interior (part 3 of 3)
The ambitious project to restore the frescoes, of which the salvaged fragments can be viewed at the Museum of Icons, was based on the use of the original technique of working on wet plaster, as the author of the Supraśl polychromes, the Serbian monk Nektarius, did over five centuries ago (according to sources, he completed his work on them in 1557).
Preparations for the reconstruction lasted several years. Specialists who are capable of creating frescoes in this manner were found in Serbia, at the Academy of Arts and Conservation in Belgrade. The main source of knowledge about what the frescoes looked like is photographic documentation from the early 20th century, but the creators also referred to, for example, a book on fresco painting that Nektarius wrote.
#suprasl #cerkiew #cerkiewprawoslawna #orthodox #orthodoxchurch #podlasie #kosciol #church #polska #poland #temple #swiatynia #chrzescijanstwo #christianity #monastery #monaster #paintings #malowidla #malarstwo #painting #frescoes #freski
The ambitious project to restore the frescoes, of which the salvaged fragments can be viewed at the Museum of Icons, was based on the use of the original technique of working on wet plaster, as the author of the Supraśl polychromes, the Serbian monk Nektarius, did over five centuries ago (according to sources, he completed his work on them in 1557).
Preparations for the reconstruction lasted several years. Specialists who are capable of creating frescoes in this manner were found in Serbia, at the Academy of Arts and Conservation in Belgrade. The main source of knowledge about what the frescoes looked like is photographic documentation from the early 20th century, but the creators also referred to, for example, a book on fresco painting that Nektarius wrote.
#suprasl #cerkiew #cerkiewprawoslawna #orthodox #orthodoxchurch #podlasie #kosciol #church #polska #poland #temple #swiatynia #chrzescijanstwo #christianity #monastery #monaster #paintings #malowidla #malarstwo #painting #frescoes #freski
Defensive Orthodox church, Supraśl, Poland (part 2 of 3)
In September 1947, the Chief Directorate of Museums and Protection of Collections ordered the full reconstruction of the entire monastic complex.
After the war, an agricultural school operated in the monastery buildings, and from the 1980s, the buildings were gradually handed over to the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church, which carried out conservation and renovation work.
In 2021, the 37-year-long reconstruction of the main church of the monastery was completed. It is a structure that combines defensive and sacred functions, featuring elements of Byzantine and Gothic styles.
#suprasl #cerkiew #cerkiewprawoslawna #orthodox #orthodoxchurch #podlasie #kosciol #church #polska #poland #architektura #architekturasakralna #architecture #sacralarchitecture #temple #swiatynia #chrzescijanstwo #christianity #zamek #castle #monastery #monaster #russians #germans #history #historia
In September 1947, the Chief Directorate of Museums and Protection of Collections ordered the full reconstruction of the entire monastic complex.
After the war, an agricultural school operated in the monastery buildings, and from the 1980s, the buildings were gradually handed over to the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church, which carried out conservation and renovation work.
In 2021, the 37-year-long reconstruction of the main church of the monastery was completed. It is a structure that combines defensive and sacred functions, featuring elements of Byzantine and Gothic styles.
#suprasl #cerkiew #cerkiewprawoslawna #orthodox #orthodoxchurch #podlasie #kosciol #church #polska #poland #architektura #architekturasakralna #architecture #sacralarchitecture #temple #swiatynia #chrzescijanstwo #christianity #zamek #castle #monastery #monaster #russians #germans #history #historia
Defensive Orthodox church, Supraśl, Poland (part 1 of 3)
The monastery in Supraśl is one of five male Orthodox monasteries in Poland. Work on the main church, a defensive temple dedicated to the Annunciation, began here in 1510.
In 1635, the monastery came under the control of the Uniates and was administered by the Basilian order for nearly 200 years. This order significantly expanded the complex, adding new Baroque furnishings to the monastery church and a three-tiered iconostasis with a crowning element.
In 1824, after Supraśl fell under Russian rule, the monastery was taken over by the Russian Orthodox Church. The male monastery functioned until 1915, when the monks went into exile.
During the interwar period, the monastery buildings belonged to the Salesians.
From 1939 to 1941, the monastery was devastated by the Soviet troops stationed there. A kitchen was set up in the Church of St. John the Theologian, and a forge was established in the main temple. Soldiers removed icons from the building and destroyed the Baroque iconostasis.
In 1944, retreating Germans blew up the main church and forced the monks to leave the monastery. The remains of the temple were secured as a permanent ruin after World War II.
#suprasl #cerkiew #cerkiewprawoslawna #orthodox #orthodoxchurch #podlasie #kosciol #church #polska #poland #architektura #architekturasakralna #architecture #sacralarchitecture #temple #swiatynia #chrzescijanstwo #christianity #zamek #castle #monastery #monaster #russians #germans #history #historia
The monastery in Supraśl is one of five male Orthodox monasteries in Poland. Work on the main church, a defensive temple dedicated to the Annunciation, began here in 1510.
In 1635, the monastery came under the control of the Uniates and was administered by the Basilian order for nearly 200 years. This order significantly expanded the complex, adding new Baroque furnishings to the monastery church and a three-tiered iconostasis with a crowning element.
In 1824, after Supraśl fell under Russian rule, the monastery was taken over by the Russian Orthodox Church. The male monastery functioned until 1915, when the monks went into exile.
During the interwar period, the monastery buildings belonged to the Salesians.
From 1939 to 1941, the monastery was devastated by the Soviet troops stationed there. A kitchen was set up in the Church of St. John the Theologian, and a forge was established in the main temple. Soldiers removed icons from the building and destroyed the Baroque iconostasis.
In 1944, retreating Germans blew up the main church and forced the monks to leave the monastery. The remains of the temple were secured as a permanent ruin after World War II.
#suprasl #cerkiew #cerkiewprawoslawna #orthodox #orthodoxchurch #podlasie #kosciol #church #polska #poland #architektura #architekturasakralna #architecture #sacralarchitecture #temple #swiatynia #chrzescijanstwo #christianity #zamek #castle #monastery #monaster #russians #germans #history #historia
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