OvdeVlasotince

An independent guide to the town

Town church

The Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles, painted in 1894. The frescoes were a gift from the merchants and craftsmen of Vlasotince.

Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles
Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles

According to the Tourist Organisation, the Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles was built in 1858, on the foundations of an earlier church. It was painted in 1894, and the frescoes were a gift from the merchants and craftsmen of Vlasotince.

Wall paintings of the town church, from 1894
Wall paintings of the town church, from 1894. Move your pointer over the photo; on a phone, tap it.
Built
1858
Wall paintings
1894
Address
Njegoševa 63, Vlasotince

Information from the Tourist Organisation. The Municipality of Vlasotince gives a different time of construction.

Around the church

East of the church lies the old cemetery, with more than seventy preserved stone gravestones from the 19th century.

Feast days in the town

At Epiphany (Theophany), on 19 January, the day begins with the liturgy in this church, and then people swim for the Holy Cross in the town lake. Swim for the Holy Cross

On the town patron-saint day, the Translation of the Relics of Saint Nicholas on 22 May, a procession goes after the liturgy through the streets of Vlasotince to the town cross, where the slava bread is cut. Days of Vlasotince

In summer part of the Summer in Vlasotince programme takes place in the churchyard. Summer in Vlasotince

Iconostasis of the town church
Iconostasis of the town church
Bell tower of the town church
Bell tower of the town church
Stone crosses from the 19th century by the town church
Stone crosses from the 19th century by the town church
Grounds of the town church
Grounds of the town church
Porch of the town church
Porch of the town church
The town church
The town church

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