Obnova dreveného kostela sv. Juraja v Trnovom
Restoration of the wooden church of St. George in Trnovo

Author(s): Miloš Dudáš
Subject(s): Cultural history, Architecture, History of Church(es), 17th Century
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: wooden church; St. George; serious disrepair; restoration; renovation; cribbed construction; painted ceiling;
Summary/Abstract: Church of St. George in Trnovo near the town of Žilina belongs to the group of Slovakian oldest wooden churches built at the turn of the Middle Ages and modern times. We do not know the exact year of construction of this simple building with a rectangular cribbed nave, a sanctuary, and a tower with pillar-and-beam construction, annexed later on. As to the tree-ring dating, the church was built in about 1615. When the believers built a new masonry church nearby in 1995, the old wooden one remained unused and without corresponding care. Its constructional and technical condition became significantly worse and the church was in the danger of ruining. After a long-time preparation and with ample governmental support, restoration of the church, unique and extraordinary as to its extent, was running from 2010 until 2012. The complex restoration was to preserve as many original elements and details as possible. The church was thoroughly surveyed, marked, and dismantled. After that, it was transferred to Eastern Slovakia and there it was restored by experienced master carpenters and other artisans. They cleaned and conserved the original wooden elements in particular, supplementing the missing or damaged ones with prostheses and fillings.

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