Ortodoxní kostel svaté Paraskevy v Blansku
Orthodox Church of St. Paraskevi in Blansko

Author(s): Roman Malach
Subject(s): Cultural history, Architecture, History of Church(es), 17th Century, Eastern Orthodoxy
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Church of St. Paraskevi; transfer of buildings; Carpathian sacral buildings; Carpathian Ruthenia; Blansko;
Summary/Abstract: The article pays attention to the circumstances connected with transfer of the small wooden church of St Paraskevi and its building development. Originally, this church of Marmaros type used to stand in the village of Nižné Seliště in today’s Ukraine. It was built in the mid- 17th century. In the 1930s, it was transferred to the town of Blansko in the South-Moravian Region. The church was ceremonially consecrated on 23 May 1937. As compared to its original location, remodelling made in the new place influenced the appearance of the church. Significant constructional changes were made especially after the Allied bombing of Blansko in May 1945 when the church was significantly damaged. The building is administrated by the Czechoslovak Hussite Church and despite many interventions, it has kept its historical character. The church is one of the most important cultural monuments in the region.

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